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                    [Title] => Unlocking biotech’s potentials
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A strong research and development pillar built around a robust and creative scientific community that is able to generate novel and beneficial technologies is needed to realize the potential benefits of biotechnology for the country, according to Agriculture undersecretary for Policy and Planning Segfredo Serrano.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1402314 [Title] => Agri growth, resilience help Phl combat hunger [Summary] =>

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations recently lauded the Philippines for its outstanding efforts in combating hunger, making it one of the 13 countries that have now met the international targets – ahead of deadline – for the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG-1), which is to halve the proportion of hungry people by 2015.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1338624 [Title] => Gov’t, garlic growers eye production boost [Summary] =>

The government and the private sector are looking to expand garlic production in the next cropping season to prevent supply problems in the future.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140625/garlic-clovers-7.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1333345 [Title] => DA to investigate spike in garlic prices [Summary] =>

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is investigating the spike in the retail prices of garlic in supermarkets and major trading centers in Metro Manila despite sufficient supply.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1312197 [Title] => Soybean production triples [Summary] =>

A record-breaking 5,280 hectares planted with soybean across all regions were noted last year, resulting in a three-fold increase in soybean production from 1,685 hectares in 2012.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1482157 [AuthorName] => Ma. Eloisa H. Aquino [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1276206 [Title] => DA readies help for frost-affected Benguet veggie farmers [Summary] =>

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has positioned short-term and long-term interventions for frost-affected barangays in Benguet province.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1264049 [Title] => The Philippine coffee industry (Part 3) [Summary] =>

According to the Institute for Development and Econometric Analysis, Inc. (IDEA) latest industry trends, the continuous decline in production shows the lack of incentive in the coffee industry in terms of production.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133814 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1288788 [AuthorName] => Ed Limtingco [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1141711 [Title] => Crop consolidator seeks more tamarind suppliers [Summary] =>

Crop consolidator Vieva Philippines, Inc. is looking for farmers’ cooperatives that could supply 500 metric tons (MT) of fresh tamarind for this semester and possibly 2,000 metric tons next year to Vietnam.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1135411 [Title] => Garlic supply enough to last until March — growers [Summary] =>

Garlic growers yesterday said there is stable supply of the commodity amid clamor by garlic importers for the issuance of import permits.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 925472 [Title] => DA allots P10M for mango farmers’ group [Summary] =>

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allotted P10 million for this year to support the initiatives of a national mango farmers’ group.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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