Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech), formerly known as the National Postharvest Institute for Research and Extension (NAPHIRE) and the Bureau of Postharvest Research and Extension, is a bureau of the Department of Agriculture of the Philippines.
Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (BAFE), new bureau under R.A. No. 10601; Formerly-attached bureaus: Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) (now under the Philippine Statistics Authority) Agriculture of Security Fumigation and Fertilizer for Food Philippines
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday initial local trials for an African swine fever vaccine had showed promising results, raising hopes that it will soon be available in the ...
Domesticated animals in the Philippines include pigs, chickens, water buffalo, goats, cats, and dogs. [1] [2] Domestication is when a species is selectively bred to produce certain traits that are seen as desirable. [3] Some desirable traits include quicker growth and maturity, increased fertility, adaptability to various conditions, and living ...
The National Food Authority was created by President Ferdinand Marcos through Presidential Decree No. 4 dated September 26, 1972, under the name National Grains Authority (NGA) with the mission of promoting the integrated growth and development of the grains industry covering rice, corn, feed grains and other grains like sorghum, mung beans, and peanuts. [1]
The production of algae through aquaculture grew from 707.0 thousand tonnes in 2000 to around 1,500 thousand tonnes annually in the years since then. [23]: 27 In 2012, the Philippines 1.75 million tons of farmed seaweed produced made the country the world's third-largest producer. [4] Carrageenan makes up 94% of seaweed exports.
At the end of July, DA's Bureau of Animal Industry via a report of its officer-in-charge Davinio Catbagan to DA secretary Arthur Yap said, "hog cholera, swine flu, and the pseudo-rabies virus that hit some farms have now been placed under control through measures the Department of Agriculture immediately put in place."