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A memorandum of agreement signed yesterday by the EC and the DA provides for the establishment of a capacity building trust fund (CBTF) to  ensure that indigenous people of the upland areas have continued access to financial resources required to finance their agro-based enterprises.


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At a recent forum on GM Food Labeling in the Philippines held at the Bureau of Soils Convention Hall, Lorenzo said it is the right of consumers to know all the contents of  food items that they buy.


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OUTGOING AGRICULTURE SECRETARY LUIS P

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Cordillera farmers to get access to cheap loans

By Rocel Felix | July 28, 2004 - 12:00am

The European Commission (EC) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) are jointly setting up a trust fund that will provide upland farmers in the Cordillera region with low-interest loans to bankroll agriculture-related...

Business

Lorenzo backs move to require GMO labeling of food products

By Rocel Felix | July 20, 2004 - 12:00am

Outgoing Agriculture Secretary Luis P. Lorenzo Jr. is in favor of requiring food manufacturers to specify on the label whether or not their products contain genetically modified organisms. At a recent forum on GM...

Business