News Monitor April 7, 2013

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Created on Monday, 08 April 2013 Published Date

Submitted by Catherine Nanta, DA-AFIS

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Philippine Star

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Photo release: China’s father of hybrid rice

SPJA meets China’s father of hybrid rice and Chinese Amb. to the Philippines Ma Keqing, who called on him at the DA national office in Quezon City.

Manila Bulletin

B2

Melody Aguiba

Philippines starts exporting fancy rice to Hong Kong, United States, Dubai

The Philippines is exporting this year 100 metric tons of high-value rice to Hong Kong, Dubai, and the United States as a strategic plan to use fancy rice as a long term entry tool to global trade. The first 50 MT is set to be shipped to Hong Kong and Dubai within the month.

Manila Bulletin

B1

Manila Bulletin

PH to import rice from Cambodia

Just recently the Philippine government signed a memorandum of agreement MOA on rice trade with the Kingdom of Cambodia to pave the way for the NFA to import rice from that country for the next two years.

Manila Bulletin

18

Nonoy Lacson

ZDS back healthy organic farming

In an effort to promote healthy living and preservation of the environment, Zamboanga del Sur has established the Zamboanga del Sur Provincial College and Center for Organic Farming in the province.  

Manila Bulletin

B1

Elisor Recide

US company launches rice breeding

The breeding station of US Agri-seeds through local subsidiary SeedWorks Philippines Inc. (SPI) covers four to five hectares in Munoz, Nueva Ecija.

Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Jaymee Gamil

 

Bird haven defenders get international boost

The Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area was recently included on the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.

Philippine Star

A22

AFP

China steps up response to bird flu cases

A second Chinese city culled bir4ds yesterday to prevent the spread of H7N9 avian influenza, which has killed six people in the country, as Shanghai’s live poultry market remained shut.

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