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                    [ArticleID] => 1315325
                    [Title] => Inanglupa
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Former Agriculture Secretary Dr. William D. Dar (5th from left) leads the unveiling of a logo of ‘Inanglupa,’ a social movement which he founded, during its launch and media briefing last April 10, at the DA-Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM), in Quezon City.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 801276 [Title] => Bringing IT to farmers [Summary] =>

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking partnerships for a proposed cheap Pinoy tablet computer that will advance agricultural entrepreneurship by empowering farmers with critical information such as soil nutrients and farm goods markets.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 776169 [Title] => Feeding the forgotten poor [Summary] =>

The world’s population will grow from almost seven billion now to over nine billion in 2050. The daunting question is – will there be enough food to go around?

[DatePublished] => 2012-02-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 557345 [Title] => RP's Dar sets record in global agriculture R&D management [Summary] =>

A noted Filipino research administrator began this month his unprecedented third term as top official of an international research and development (R&D) institute, setting a record in global agriculture R&D management.

[DatePublished] => 2010-03-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1723283 [AuthorName] => Rudy A. Fernandez [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 460868 [Title] => World's 1st pigeonpea hybrid variety developed [Summary] =>

The world’s first hybrid legume has been developed. Called Pushkal, the new variety of pigeonpea (kardis among Ilocanos and kadyos among Tagalogs) was bred by the India-based International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 341186 [Title] => Sorghum pushed as raw material for ethanol [Summary] => Dr. William D. Dar, the Filipino director general of the International Center for Research in the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India, is pushing sweet sorghum as a sustainable raw material for ethanol production.

Since the biofuel initiative in the country today is very important for our survival,"we should be looking for the variety of major sources of biofuels that we can develop and sustain," Dar said in an e-mail to this writer.

"We need to promote and commercialize sweet sorghum for ethanol production," he said.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 341368 [Title] => Sorghum pushed as raw material for ethanol [Summary] => Dr. William D. Dar, the Filipino director general of the International Center for Research in the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India, is pushing sweet sorghum as a sustainable raw material for ethanol production.

Since the biofuel initiative in the country today is very important for our survival,"we should be looking for the variety of major sources of biofuels that we can develop and sustain," Dar said in an e-mail to this writer.

"We need to promote and commercialize sweet sorghum for ethanol production," he said.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 266851 [Title] => India-based facility to help RP produce more legumes [Summary] => International crops research institute in Hyderabad, India is collaborating with an agricultural science council in the Philippines to enhance the adoption of three legume varieties and production technologies in the country.

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Hyderabad, India and the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) have initiated a project that will enhance the adoption of the said ICRISAT-bred legumes and develop a database on the varieties and technologies.
[DatePublished] => 2004-11-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 266955 [Title] => India-based facility to help RP produce more legumes [Summary] => International crops research institute in Hyderabad, India is collaborating with an agricultural science council in the Philippines to enhance the adoption of three legume varieties and production technologies in the country.

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Hyderabad, India and the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) have initiated a project that will enhance the adoption of the said ICRISAT-bred legumes and develop a database on the varieties and technologies.
[DatePublished] => 2004-11-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 259630 [Title] => Improved legume varieties [Summary] => Expect the dry areas in northern Luzon to bloom soon with improved legume varieties.

Modern varieties of peanut, chickpea (garbansos) and pigeonpea (kadyos) will be available for trial in the north, courtesy of the India-based International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) ) )
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