+ Follow PINOY FARMERS Tag
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SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ, Nueva Ecija  Not too long ago, farmer Edgardo Manatad of Tacloban City, Leyte made an order for a farm implement with a government research institute based here through a cellular phone.
It was not long before he received the plastic drum seeder he bought, via text message, from the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) situated 141 kilometers northeast of Manila.
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[Title] => First Internet bus for farmers hits the road
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SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ, Nueva Ecija – The country’s first Pinoy Farmers’ Mobile Internet Bus (MIB) is now on the road.
The MIB was launched recently by the Open Academy for Philippine Agriculture (OPAPA), a network of 20 government and private national and international entities that provide education, training, extension, and communication in agriculture, making information more accessible to those who need it.
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[Title] => Learning ICT on board a bus
[Summary] => It was agriculture technician Rodrigo Hermosura’s first time to enter an Internet café.
"I was a bit afraid because I didn’t know how to use a computer," he said. Two days later, Hermosura was surfing the web, sending emails, and chatting with friends and co-workers. He has also learned how to do basic office productivity tasks using the computer.
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[Title] => Mobile technology finds application in farming
[Summary] => With text messaging and mobile computing gaining wider acceptance and popularity in the Philippines, the Open Academy for Philippine Agriculture (OpAPA) plans to use mobile technology to provide information to extension workers and farmers.
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[Title] => Hybrid rice modules now available in CDs
[Summary] => Hybrid rice production learning modules created by content developers in the VClass e-learning platform are now available in CD.
"This is an important step to reach a wider audience for the e-learning component of the Pinoy Farmers’ Internet," Open Academy program director Roger F. Barroga said.
With the stand-alone VClass player and other required software compiled with the course modules in CD form, extension workers with low-bandwidth — or no Internet connection at all — can view the courses on hybrid rice production.
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[Title] => Open Academy set for start of wet season
[Summary] => SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ, Nueva Ecija — This June, the Open Academy for Philippine Agriculture focuses on rice while information on other crops and livestock will be available next year.
With a few more weeks before the start of the 2005 wet season, the Open Academy is getting ready for the launch of various services for the Filipino extension workers and farmers.
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[Title] => USM, PhilRice develop low-cost Wi-Fi
[Summary] => To access the Internet through a broadband connection, extension workers and farmers need not look further than the ordinary kitchen.
In an effort to provide wider access to information for Filipino farmers and extension workers, information and communication technology (ICT) specialists from the University of Southern Mindanao (USM) and the PhilRice have developed a "low-tech" solution to connect to the Internet through Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) using antennas made of pots and pans.
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[Title] => Farmers now obtain aggie info via mobile phones
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SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ, Nueva Ecija  Not too long ago, farmer Edgardo Manatad of Tacloban City, Leyte made an order for a farm implement with a government research institute based here through a cellular phone.
It was not long before he received the plastic drum seeder he bought, via text message, from the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) situated 141 kilometers northeast of Manila.
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[Title] => First Internet bus for farmers hits the road
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SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ, Nueva Ecija – The country’s first Pinoy Farmers’ Mobile Internet Bus (MIB) is now on the road.
The MIB was launched recently by the Open Academy for Philippine Agriculture (OPAPA), a network of 20 government and private national and international entities that provide education, training, extension, and communication in agriculture, making information more accessible to those who need it.
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[Title] => Learning ICT on board a bus
[Summary] => It was agriculture technician Rodrigo Hermosura’s first time to enter an Internet café.
"I was a bit afraid because I didn’t know how to use a computer," he said. Two days later, Hermosura was surfing the web, sending emails, and chatting with friends and co-workers. He has also learned how to do basic office productivity tasks using the computer.
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[Title] => Mobile technology finds application in farming
[Summary] => With text messaging and mobile computing gaining wider acceptance and popularity in the Philippines, the Open Academy for Philippine Agriculture (OpAPA) plans to use mobile technology to provide information to extension workers and farmers.
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[Title] => Hybrid rice modules now available in CDs
[Summary] => Hybrid rice production learning modules created by content developers in the VClass e-learning platform are now available in CD.
"This is an important step to reach a wider audience for the e-learning component of the Pinoy Farmers’ Internet," Open Academy program director Roger F. Barroga said.
With the stand-alone VClass player and other required software compiled with the course modules in CD form, extension workers with low-bandwidth — or no Internet connection at all — can view the courses on hybrid rice production.
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[Title] => Open Academy set for start of wet season
[Summary] => SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ, Nueva Ecija — This June, the Open Academy for Philippine Agriculture focuses on rice while information on other crops and livestock will be available next year.
With a few more weeks before the start of the 2005 wet season, the Open Academy is getting ready for the launch of various services for the Filipino extension workers and farmers.
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[Title] => USM, PhilRice develop low-cost Wi-Fi
[Summary] => To access the Internet through a broadband connection, extension workers and farmers need not look further than the ordinary kitchen.
In an effort to provide wider access to information for Filipino farmers and extension workers, information and communication technology (ICT) specialists from the University of Southern Mindanao (USM) and the PhilRice have developed a "low-tech" solution to connect to the Internet through Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) using antennas made of pots and pans.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-08 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
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[AuthorName] => Ian Dexter R. Marquez
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