Tambayan ng Kaalaman Tungkol sa Pilipinas
Mushroom Culture and Spawn Production Seminar
May 4-6 2011
Basic knowledge in mushroom culture and spawn production with emphasis on the preparation of pure cultures/spawns ; growing of tropical and semi-tropical mushroom species (volvariella volvacea and pleurotus)
For Details about training fee and other inquiries contact:
tsd@dost.gov.ph
8372071 to 82 local 2270/2269
I am not sure if the rumors are true but accordingly, they will add 2 years in high school so we could be internationally competent….
What a stupid idea… Hurray for the private schools na nagpupush ng idea na ito. Marami na ngang hindi nakakagradwyt ng high school and then dadagdagan pa nila?!
We are not competent not because mas maiksi ang ating years in school but because we do not have the environment to excel. Paano ka gagaling sa math , english and science kung nagkaklase ka sa ilalim ng puno ng manga. Ang computer lab ay ginagamit ng 400 students at 20 lang ang computer na available. Ang teacher mo ng math , english, science pati Filipino ay the same person lang. Wala mang lang matatawag na specialization.
Nagcut na nga ng budget sa edukasyon, kulang ka na ng teacher, kwarto etc… ngayon gusto mo pang dagdagan ng 5th yr and 6th yr…. At san mo naman kukunin ang pangbayad ng mga ito….
Before you move to the next level dapat masatisfy mo muna ang needs ng current situation.
Mag isip naman sana ang nasa government at gawan ng kunsultasyon ito…
Better Days for Philippine Agriculture
The DA has become more bullish about pushing the development of markets for agribusiness. This has led many to believe that the next three years will be better for Filipino farmers and fisherfolks.
By: Ronald G.Mangubat
Two months ago, DA Secretary Arthur Yap delivered an extemporaneous speech to the farmers and fisherfolks of Florida Blanca, Pampanga during the formal launching of pangasius, the fish from Vietnam which, experts say, could be the next alternative to tilapia and bangus. The speech highlighted the DA’s resolve to fulfill its promise of providing food for every Filipino table by 2010. The following translated the following excerpts of Secretary Yap’s speech would reveal why, despite the current political problems, observers believe, things will turn out better for Philippine agriculture in the next three years. -ED
In celebration of World Food Day, we have always emphasized that food is not a privilege but a basic right. My colleagues have always emphasized the importance of increasing production and yields of our crops and animals. I want to emphasize the importance of markets. As former Secretary Lito Saemiento said awhile ago, we must know our customers. Why? Because there is no money in primary agriculture. Dried palay sells at Php12-Php13 per kilo, but if it is sold as milled rice, it can fetch a price of Php25-Php30. Farmgate prices of tilapia is around Php40-Php50 per kilo, but once it reaches the market , it sells at around Pnp80. The money is in the market.
Rediscovering the Beast of Burden
A quick look at this endangered animal is enough to convince us that even in this age of highly mechanized farming, the carabao still has a lot to offer in terms of business opportunities.
By: Henry D. Tacio
The Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has listed tamaraw under Appendix I, which means that “ the trade of species of subspecies” of the animal is “strictly prohibited” except for educational, scientific or research and study puposes.
After the tamaraw, what Philippine animal is most likely to make it to the CITES list? The carabao, that’s what. The Filipino’s beast of burden, forced out from the farm by mechanized farming, is now being pushed to extinction.
The carabao population has steadily dropped since 1998. Statistics compiled by the Laguna-based Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) showed that there were 2.95 million of carabaos in the country in 1988. this dwindled to 2.48 million by 1992. The trend is continuing even today. “Unless we do something now, we might wake up one day an agricultural country without a carabao to speak of,” warns a farming expert.
The Philippine carabao is just one of the many breeds of the water buffalo, sometimes known as an “Asian animal” since region is home to some 95% of the world’s stock. The buffalo was first domesticated about 4,500 years ago, inn china or the Indus Valley – perhaps at the same time – and a “buffalo culture” spread gradually throughout Asia.