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                    [Title] => Japan extends P140-M Yolanda rehab grant
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The Japanese government is extending a P140-million grant for the rehabilitation of agriculture and fisheries areas damaged by Typhoon Yolanda in Eastern Visayas, the Department of Agriculture announced over the weekend.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1235181 [Title] => COA: SRA released P24.8 M to NGO for anti-smuggling drive [Summary] =>

Another attached agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has been found to be illegally releasing millions of pesos in public funds to a non-government organization (NGO) supposedly to finance anti-smuggling operations.

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097363 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img198/2473/q2z8.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1222571 [Title] => DA unit gave P116.7 M ‘pork’ to NGOs in 2012 [Summary] =>

The National Agricultural and Fishery Council (NAFC), a mere advisory body of the Department of Agriculture (DA), gave more than P116.7 million in pork barrel funds to various non-government organizations (NGOs) and people’s organizations (POs) for the implementation of various livelihood projects last year.

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097363 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 751304 [Title] => Use of biotech to boost yields pushed [Summary] =>

The National Agricultural and Fishery Council (NAFC) is pushing the propagation of nutrition farming and has showcased the effect of using organic fertilizer developed through biotechnology in rice farms located in Barangay Bodega, Floridablanca, Pampanga and in Dinalupihan, Bataan.

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 511739 [Title] => Yap opens international agriculture show at WTC today [Summary] =>

Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap will lead the international agribusiness community in opening the Agri-link, Foodlink and Aqualink 2009 at the World Trade Center Metro Manila at 9 a.m. today.

[DatePublished] => 2009-10-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 498081 [Title] => Univet to unveil breakthrough antibiotic treatments for sows [Summary] =>

One of the country’s leading poultry and livestock feeds suppliers has come out with an anti-pneumonia treatment that can be administered to pigs for a shorter period but with better efficacy, thus minimizing stress.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 445781 [Title] => Japan donates P300 million worth of fertilizers to RP [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - The Japanese government has donated approximately 35,000 metric tons of fertilizers worth about P300 million to the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 400365 [Title] => Agri sector's gains from green energy up for talks at Agrilink [Summary] => Renewable or “green” sources of energy can be profitably propagated by the agricultural sector without affecting ... [DatePublished] => 2008-09-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 16146 [Title] => DBM releases P82M for 5 DA projects [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-09-24 19:42:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 346422 [Title] => Higher agri productivity pushing agribiz expansion [Summary] => The country’s increasing agricultural output is pushing the agribusiness industry to expand its markets locally and abroad.

This was revealed by the Foundation for Resource Linkage and Development (FRLD) in the wake of the five-percent growth in farm productivity in the second quarter of the year due to the absence of the El Niño weather problem and increased government spending on fertilizers, irrigation and other support infrastructure.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) ) )
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