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For starters, Valencia Con-tract Growers Association, headed by Florante Vicuna has agreed to venture with a bio-tech firm called Secura for the production of natural ingre-dients extracted from malung-gay, also known as kalamung-gay to the local farmers.


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Danilo Manayaga, president and chief executive officer of Secura, said the company is in talks with several IP groups for the possibility of sourcing from them the company’s requirements for natural ingredients like papain or papaya latex.


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Contract growers venture with biotech firm

March 11, 2007 - 12:00am

VALENCIA, Negros Oriental — Biotechnology has come all the way to this remote town, providing a big boost to the town’s...

Agriculture

Biotech firm eyes contract growing scheme with indigenous people

By Rocel Felix | August 30, 2006 - 12:00am

Local biotech firm Secura Plant Genetics Inc. is eyeing contract growing arrangements with Mindanao’s indigenous people (IP) to supply natural ingredients or valuable plant resources for food, pharmaceuticals,...

Business

Agri-biotech exporter eyes P500M in loans, IPO to finance diversification plan

By Rocel Felix | July 25, 2006 - 12:00am

Secura Plant Genetics Inc., a leading exporter of agri-biotech products, is raising P500 million through a combination of bank loans and an initial public offering to fund plans to diversify into high-end,...

Business

Local agri-biotech firm bags P95-M export contract

By Rocel Felix | July 6, 2006 - 12:00am

Secura Plant Genetics Inc. a local manufacturer of agri-biotech products, is venturing into the export market for the first time, bagging a P95-million contract to partially supply the papain extract requirements...

Business

Local agri-biotech firm bags P95-M export contract

By Rocel Felix | July 6, 2006 - 12:00am

Secura Plant Genetics Inc. a local manufacturer of agri-biotech products, is venturing into the export market for the first time, bagging a P95-million contract to partially supply the papain extract requirements...

Business