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                    [Title] => Tons of toxic chemicals used to control eggplant pest
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Expect vegetable production in the country to continue being a “pesticide-laced” industry following the Supreme Court (SC) ban on field trials of genetically modified (GM) eggplant.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-10 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1724775 [AuthorName] => Rudy Fernandez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20160108/Eggplant-3.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1290917 [Title] => Agri smuggling $10-B trade – study [Summary] =>

In the 1980s, smuggling of agricultural commodities had evolved into a big-time illegal trade, with the value of such products estimated at $6 billion a year.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1724775 [AuthorName] => Rudy Fernandez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.com/a/img30/2457/m9k8.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 943998 [Title] => UPLB study cites herbicide [Summary] =>

The use of the herbicide Gramoxone significantly increases the revenues of Filipinos farmers while helping protect and preserve farm soil.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 763818 [Title] => De Leon CCC prexy [Summary] =>

The College Country Club (CCC), the 47-year-old association of tennis enthusiasts in the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) complex here, has elected its officers for 2012.

[DatePublished] => 2012-01-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 427762 [Title] => Los Baños TC elects officers [Summary] =>

LOS BANOS, Laguna – The College Country Club, one of the longest-existing associations of tennis players in Southern Tagalog, recently elected its set of officers for 2009.

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In one hectare, a farmer earned an average net income of P21,599, or almost double the P11,467 realized by another who planted non-Bt corn.

The profit advantage easily offset the high cost of seeds, which was P4,177 per bag, as against the P2,130 per bag of non-Bt corn seeds.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1723283 [AuthorName] => Rudy A. Fernandez [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 316840 [Title] => Bt corn gives farmers more income — study [Summary] => Much more income can be derived from planting genetically modified crops, among them Bt corn, than common varieties, a new publication reported.

In one hectare, a farmer earned an average net income of P21,599, or almost double the P11,467 realized by another who planted non-Bt corn.

The profit advantage easily offset the high cost of seeds, which was P4,177 per bag, as against the P2,130 per bag of non-Bt corn seeds.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1723283 [AuthorName] => Rudy A. Fernandez [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) ) )
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