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DA acts to strengthen R&D system

By Rudy A. Fernandez | July 4, 2004 - 12:00am

TAGAYTAY CITY – Agriculture research and development (R&D) administrators and specialists hammered out here recently strategies to strengthen and improve the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) R&D...

Real Estate

‘Sweet Elena’ the best mango in the country?

April 11, 2004 - 12:00am

Ask a resident of Zambales what is the best mango variety in the Philippines and his/her ready answer is: Sweet Elena. The variety was discovered and identified by Dr. Ester Mariñas and Prof. Remedios Lim...

Agriculture

World’s 1st genetically modified ‘kadyos’ bred

January 4, 2004 - 12:00am

Next in the research pipeline: genetically modified pigeonpea. The world’s first transgenic pigeonpea, known among Filipinos as "kadyos", has been developed by the India-based International Crops...

Agriculture

World’s first GMO peanut

May 25, 2003 - 12:00am

Within three years, a genetically modified organism (GMO) peanut will be commercialized in groundnut-producing countries. The transgenic peanut variety has been developed by the International Crops Research Institute...

Agriculture