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By Jet Hermida on Nov 26, 2008 in AFA, DHRRA News, Press Releases | 0 Comments
We mourn the death of Ka Vic Paglinawan, a model farmer leader from Mindanao, who also touched our lives in the region for his active participation in the regional activities hosted by AFA and AsiaDHRRA in the past years. During those times, Ka Vic Paglinawan represented PAKISAMA as its National Chairperson.
We fondly remember Ka Vic’s [...]
By Jet Hermida on Nov 22, 2008 in Agriculture and Globalization, News Clippings | 0 Comments
This is a very interesting reading although a bit old already. It presents how commercial foods depend on manufactured flavors for their taste and feel. “Mysterious, man-made “natural flavor” explains why most fast food — indeed, most of the food Americans eat — tastes the way it does”
By Eric Schlosser
Excerpt From Eric Schlosser’s new book’Fast [...]
By Jet Hermida on Nov 19, 2008 in Food Security, News Clippings | 0 Comments
JOHANNA CAMILLE SISANTE, GMANews.TV
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines will achieve rice self-sufficiency by the year 2013 if the government increases its investments into the agriculture sector, the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) said Monday.
In a public forum at the House of Representatives, PhilRice executive director Ronilo Beronio said increased technological and farm input support to [...]
By Jet Hermida on Nov 14, 2008 in Agricultural Researches, Farm Technology, Food Security, News Clippings, Sustainable Agriculture | 0 Comments
FarmFriday is here again and we showcase this downloadable guideline on organic livestock production — it details the steps necessary to market livestock produce as ‘organic’.
The contents of this Primefact include:
* Role of livestock in organic farming systems
* Livestock nutrition
* Shelter
* Breeding
* Livestock welfare
* Livestock health
* Marketing
* Conclusion
* References
download the primefact here….
By Jet Hermida on Nov 11, 2008 in ICT and Small Farmers, News Clippings | 0 Comments
TechTuesday presents this interesting news article about how small farmers in South Africa are using cellphone to better manage their irrigation system.
Small scale sugar cane farmers in South Africa have managed to potentially reduce their direct irrigation costs by US$300 per hectare thanks to the use of a high cellphone technology system that is providing [...]
By Jet Hermida on Nov 10, 2008 in News Clippings | 0 Comments
Are you an non-profit and want to post your all pictures in flickr but can’t because you dont have a pro account yet? well, worry no more. Flickr for Good is donating 10,000 1-year Flickr pro accounts to nonprofit organizations in partnership with TechSoup Stock.
So hurry on and visit Flickr for Good for details.
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By Jet Hermida on Nov 9, 2008 in News Clippings | 0 Comments
AsiaDHRRA extends it warmest congratulations to FFTC’s new director, Mr. Jen-Chyuan Lee:
Director Lee is one of Taiwan’s leading research and development (R&D) managers whose professional commitment is the scientific and technological advancement of the agriculture and fisheries sectors in the Asian region. His professional experience speaks well of his managerial and administrative competence, having been [...]
By Jet Hermida on Nov 7, 2008 in Food Security, News Clippings, Sustainable Agriculture | 0 Comments
FarmFriday brings this instructive list by Brenton Johnson of johnsonsbackyardgarden.com. (via http://www.organicconsumers.org)
1. Locally grown food tastes better. Food grown in your own community is usually picked within the past day or two. It’s crisp, sweet, and loaded with flavor. Produce flown or trucked in from Florida, Chile, Mexico, or Holland is, quite understandably, much older. [...]
By Jet Hermida on Nov 5, 2008 in Agricultural Researches, Agriculture and Globalization, Sustainable Agriculture | 0 Comments
HungerWednesday highlights this interesting article from Ms. Lim Li Ching of TWN about how the widespread practice of sustainable agriculture can practically solve the current global food crisis and at the same time alleviate climate change.
The challenges facing agriculture today are immense. Of immediate concern is the global increase in food prices, starkly brought home [...]
By Jet Hermida on Nov 2, 2008 in Agriculture and Globalization, Farm Technology, Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture | 0 Comments
Here’s a very interesting article about how SRI is proving to be a viable rice production strategy worldwide.
By William J. Broad
IHT
Many a professor dreams of revolution. But Norman Uphoff, working in a leafy corner of the Cornell University campus, is leading an inconspicuous one centered on solving the global food crisis. The secret, he says, [...]
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