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                    [Title] => Use of GM crops likely to increase - BPI
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The number of genetically-modified (GM) crops with stacked traits will increase in time as more farmers opt for them.
                    [DatePublished] => 2012-02-05 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => PhilRice gets P91-million budget for 2011
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The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is getting a P91-million budget for next year, a drastic cut from its current allocation of P435 million.
                    [DatePublished] => 2010-09-30 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
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                    [AuthorID] => 1097285
                    [AuthorName] =>  Marianne  V.  Go
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                    [Title] => US offers to help RP push biotech
                    [Summary] => The United States expressed its willingness to help the Philippines propagate and commercialize biotech crops and products. 


David Miller, agricultural counselor of the US Embassy in Manila said in a recent food safety seminar that the US is now focused on helping developing nations become "self-reliant and prosperous" in the field of agricultural biotechnology. 


                    [DatePublished] => 2005-03-11 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1704647
                    [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix
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                    [Title] => DA reaches out to biotech scientists
                    [Summary] => The Department of Agriculture (DA) is supporting scientists involved in the research and propagation of biotechnology and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the country even as it urged them to ensure that all regulatory standards are met.


The three-day forum held at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija was sponsored by the DA-Biotechnology Program Implementation Unit (BPIU) and the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA).


                    [DatePublished] => 2005-02-06 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => DA considers Bt cotton field trials
                    [Summary] => The Department of Agriculture (DA) is mulling the first-ever field trials on Bt (bacillus thuringiensis) cotton even as protests are mounting over government’s approval of the commercialization of Bt corn in the country. 


Agriculture Undersecretary Segfredo Serrano said that local cotton producer and distributor Primatex Fibre Corp. (PFC) already filed an application to conduct field experiments within the year. These tests will determine the suitability and adaptability of producing Bt corn under local conditions. 


                    [DatePublished] => 2003-05-11 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix
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Use of GM crops likely to increase - BPI

February 5, 2012 - 12:00am

The number of genetically-modified (GM) crops with stacked traits will increase in time as more farmers opt for them.

Agriculture

PhilRice gets P91-million budget for 2011

By Marianne V. Go | September 30, 2010 - 12:00am

The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is getting a P91-million budget for next year, a drastic cut from its current allocation of P435 million.

Business

US offers to help RP push biotech

By Rocel Felix | March 11, 2005 - 12:00am

The United States expressed its willingness to help the Philippines propagate and commercialize biotech crops and products. David Miller, agricultural counselor of the US Embassy in Manila said in a recent food...

Business

DA reaches out to biotech scientists

February 6, 2005 - 12:00am

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is supporting scientists involved in the research and propagation of biotechnology and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the country even as it urged them to ensure that...

Agriculture

DA considers Bt cotton field trials

By Rocel Felix | May 11, 2003 - 12:00am

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is mulling the first-ever field trials on Bt (bacillus thuringiensis) cotton even as protests are mounting over government’s approval of the commercialization of Bt corn in...

Business