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                    [ArticleID] => 1336452
                    [Title] => ACIAR – a lesser known aspect of Australian aid
                    [Summary] => 

I have often remarked in this column about the breadth and depth of the enduring friendship between Australia and the Philippines. As Ambassador, I am proud of our existing links and the path we have set to further develop our relationship.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133438 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1170038 [AuthorName] => Bill Tweddell [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1242245 [Title] => Summit to address crop losses due to floods [Summary] =>

Crop scientists from 29 countries are meeting today at the International Rice Research Institute in Los Baños Laguna to trade findings on the development of flood-resistant crops.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 535523 [Title] => Department of Agriculture mulls bigger fisheries budget [Summary] =>

The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to allocate a hefty P1 billion budget for the fisheries subsector, particularly aquaculture, next year. 

[DatePublished] => 2009-12-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 518904 [Title] => Wisdom to reach for my dreams [Summary] =>

I would like to thank the governing board of the University of the Philippines  Los Banõs Alumni Association for choosing me as its 2009 Outstanding Alumnus.

[DatePublished] => 2009-11-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1790002 [AuthorName] => William D. Dar, Director General, ICRISAT [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 427903 [Title] => Crop wastes from crucifers effective for pest control [Summary] =>

A team of Filipino researchers from Bukidnon found crop wastes from crucifers as effective control for plant pests such as bacterial wilt (BW) in potato.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 79637 [Title] => ICRISAT cited anew [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2008-08-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 339003 [Title] => Pro-poor researches urged [Summary] => As they are near farms and fishing grounds, managers of research and development, and extension (RDE) units and facilities should exert efforts to uplift the plight of poor farmers and fishers by focusing on programs and activities that increase food production and farmers’ incomes, and subsequently create more livelihood and employment opportunities in the countryside.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 286814 [Title] => Goat raising project aims to alleviate poverty in rural areas [Summary] => Goat raising can help alleviate poverty in rural areas by transforming this subsistence type of farm activity into a viable small animal business enterprise.

Funded by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), the proponents of this development project entitled "Rural enterprise development through innovative goat production systems" hope that the project will contribute to the Philippine government’s bid to alleviate poverty.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 271056 [Title] => RP, Australia research solves problem of cattle tick fever [Summary] => Solving the mystery of what tick-borne diseases of cattle are present in the Philippines and their impact on the country’s 2.4 million cattle has been the subject of investigations by researchers from the Philippines and Australia.

In the Philippines, as elsewhere, ticks can be a nuisance. But the real problem is the diseases they can transmit with a single bite. In susceptible cattle, tick-borne diseases can cause dramatic losses in productivity and frequently, death.
[DatePublished] => 2005-03-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 268787 [Title] => Bio-fortified peanut, anyone? [Summary] => Coming soon: Bio-fortified peanut.

Now pursuing a research to enhance the production of B-carotenes in groundnut and help fight Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) among resource-poor consumers in the semi-arid tropics is the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). India-based ICRISAT has been collaborating with the Philippine R&D sector over the past two decades.
[DatePublished] => 2005-02-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) ) )
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