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The Philippines was also the world's largest rice importer in 2010. [30] In 2010, nearly 15.7 million metric tons of palay (pre-husked rice) were produced. [31] In 2010, palay accounted for 21.86% percent of gross value added in agriculture and 2.37% of GNP. [32] Self-sufficiency in rice reached 88.93% in 2015. [33]
The agriculturist profession and its board of agriculturists were created in 2002 by the Professional Regulation Commission, [15] in order to "upgrade the agriculture and fisheries profession" [19] by the virtue of the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997. The practice of the agriculture profession is a professional service ...
She was the editor-in-chief of The Philippine Agriculturist for 10 years. She served on the Board of Trustees of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center [ 1 ] and held the Professorial Chair for Genetics of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) from 1974 to 1976.
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) is a council of the Department of Science and Technology of the Philippines government. The council aims to help national research and development efforts in agriculture, forestry, and natural resources of the Philippines. It does so by ...
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With Republic Act No. 8435 or the Agriculture and Fishery Modernization Act (AFMA), BPRE coordinates with the Post-Harvest Horticulture, Training and Research Center of the University of the Philippines Los Baños to determine postharvest technologies that can help the country's fisheries and agricultural industries. [2]
The Philippines' Agricultural Training Institute (Filipino: Surian ng Pasanayang Pang-agrikultura, [3] abbreviated as ATI), is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for training agricultural extension workers and their clientele; conducting multi-level training programs to promote and accelerate rural development; and ensuring that research ...
[1] [2] Its early recruitment efforts did not meet with substantial success. [ 2 ] One of its founding members, Jeremias Montemayor , a lawyer, [ 3 ] developed an early plan for an agricultural cooperative organization called "Plows and Peace" which later developed into a plan for the organization. [ 4 ]