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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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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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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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Farmers now obtain aggie info via mobile phones

By Rudy A. Fernandez | May 5, 2007 - 12:00am

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...

Telecoms

First Internet bus for farmers hits the road

By Rudy A. Fernandez | April 2, 2007 - 12:00am

SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ, Nueva Ecija – The country’s first Pinoy Farmers’...

Technology

Learning ICT on board a bus

September 25, 2005 - 12:00am

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...

Agriculture

Mobile technology finds application in farming

September 11, 2005 - 12:00am

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...

Agriculture

Hybrid rice modules now available in CDs

August 14, 2005 - 12:00am

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...

Agriculture

Open Academy set for start of wet season

May 29, 2005 - 12:00am

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...

Agriculture

USM, PhilRice develop low-cost Wi-Fi

By Ian Dexter R. Marquez | May 8, 2005 - 12:00am

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...

Agriculture