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To alleviate the increasing production cost of aquaculture, the Department of Agriculture (DA), through the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Division (SEAFDEC-AQD), initiated the development of an efficient, sustainable, and low-cost feeds for milkfish and tilapia. The new formulated feed, developed by Dr. Roger Edward Mamauag […]
Another batch of trainers graduate from the Freshwater Aquaculture Training course and will be fielded to teach farmers and fisherfolks in the different parts of the country. Senator Cynthia Villar, director of the Villar Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance (Villar SIPAG), congratulated the 30 graduates who came from the National Capital Region, Cavite, […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has expressed concern over the apparent decreasing fish stocks through the years in the face of various challenges, including wide-scale illegal fishing and ocean pollution from the indiscriminate dumping of plastics. Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, noted that from 70 percent wild catch and 30 percent aquaculture, […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has marked the creation of more aquaculture facilities as a legislative priority, saying marine hatcheries, fish ports, training and research facilities are needed to help address fish shortage and shore up food supply in the country. “Building of more facilities to improve our fish farming capabilities is one of the long-term solutions […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has stressed the urgent need for government to do so much more to improve the country’s aquaculture sector and boost the production and income of fresh water fish farmers. Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, noted that the volume of total fisheries production went down to around 1 […]