AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

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                    [Title] => Farmers earn millions from 'lowly' camote
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Farmers who have ventured into the propagation of the lowly sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) in Tarlac and Albay have earned millions from their enterprise, thanks to the use of planting materials resistant to viral diseases.
                    [DatePublished] => 2010-12-26 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => RP biz sector lowest in global survey of R&D expenditures
                    [Summary] => LOS BANOS, Laguna – Here’s another global survey showing the Philippines as a "cellar-dweller."


Of 30 countries in various parts of the world covered, the Philippine business sector was a tail-ender in terms of R&D (research and development) expenditures in agriculture, industry and services.


This is reflected in the Institute for International Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Yearbook 2003 published in Switzerland.


                    [DatePublished] => 2005-11-30 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] =>  Rudy A. Fernandez
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                    [Title] => Camote-based snackfoods developed by Cordillerans
                    [Summary] => Ever heard of "camberry"? And "camango"? "Cmarind", too?


These are camote-based snackfoods made of sweet potato tubers blended with popular and luscious fruits. 


"Camberry," for instance, is a candy made of camote blended with strawberry. "Camango"  is camote and mango candy. "Camarind" is camote and tamarind. 


A recent product developed is camote blended with pineapple. 


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Farmers earn millions from 'lowly' camote

December 26, 2010 - 12:00am

Farmers who have ventured into the propagation of the lowly sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) in Tarlac and Albay have earned millions from their enterprise, thanks to the use of planting materials resistant to viral...

Agriculture

RP biz sector lowest in global survey of R&D expenditures

By Rudy A. Fernandez | November 30, 2005 - 12:00am

LOS BANOS, Laguna – Here’s another global survey showing the Philippines as a "cellar-dweller." Of 30 countries in various parts of the world covered, the Philippine business sector was a tail-ender...

Business

Camote-based snackfoods developed by Cordillerans

May 26, 2002 - 12:00am

Ever heard of "camberry"? And "camango"? "Cmarind", too? These are camote-based snackfoods made of sweet potato tubers blended with popular and luscious fruits. "Camberry,"...

Agriculture