The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Region 10 has recently turned over a vacuum packaging technology to farmer-members of Balugto Hope Agroforestry Association Inc. in Talakag town, Bukidnon. The vacuum sealer will help minimize food waste and stabilize prices in times of oversupply of vegetables and ensure farmers with a reliable source of … [Read more...] about 800 Talakag vegetable, coffee farmers benefit from DOST’s assistance
Environment
Matanog wants to be eco-tourism hub in Maguindanao del Norte
COATABATO CITY --- The local government unit of Matanog, Maguindanao del Norte is pushing to position their town for tourism development, a move to put their town in the tourism circuit. From a town that saw so much conflict, the move aims to erase the painful realities of the past to a brighter tourism-driven future where tourists are safe in exploring Matanog. The town … [Read more...] about Matanog wants to be eco-tourism hub in Maguindanao del Norte
Lake Sebu farmers graduate from farmer’s field school
Some 275 student-beneficiaries of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) from Barangays Luhib, Talisay, and Bacdulong, Lake Sebu town in Souith Cotabato graduated on March 21 with a Farmer's Field School (FFS) in Production of High-Quality Inbred Rice, Seed Certification, and Farm Mechanization. The Agriculture Training Institute (ATI) Rice … [Read more...] about Lake Sebu farmers graduate from farmer’s field school
IDIS launches Ecological Policies SurveyEcological policy study
DAVAO CITY --- The Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS), Inc. launches a City-Wide Social Survey that assesses the knowledge in terms of awareness, attitude in terms of satisfaction of the citizens, and the practices in terms of their encounter with the various ecological policies in Davao City, translated in the city ordinances and executive … [Read more...] about IDIS launches Ecological Policies SurveyEcological policy study
Lamitan City employees plant 2K mangroves to protect bays, shores
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan --- In an effort to protect their bays and shores, employes of the city government and other offices based here planted hundreds of mangrove trees in barangay Tandung Ahas on March 18. Mangroves act as a natural carbon sink and a buffer between land and sea, protecting shorelines by preventing coastal erosion and providing storm surge protection. It … [Read more...] about Lamitan City employees plant 2K mangroves to protect bays, shores
