A popular trend in our agricultural features are OFWs who come home to the Philippines and establish a farm for retirement, and it’s not hard to guess why. A farm in the province offers a serene life after decades of hectic work, but also helps one keep active and excited for new developments....
By Henrylito D. Tacio *“Mangroves are like the kindergarten, seagrasses are the secondary schools, and coral reefs are the high schools and colleges for fishes! And, once (the fishes) graduate from university, they return to kindergarten to spawn.” – Khun Psit, cofounder of Thailand’s Yad...
The Israel Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc. (ICCP) recently held a webinar entitled ‘Aquaculture Innovation: Spotlight on Israeli Tech to Meet the Rising Food Demand.’ The event was held to exchange ideas on the aquaculture systems used and developed by Israeli fisheries and to...
Through its Aquaculture Research and Development Division (ARDD), the Department of Agriculture-National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (DA-NFRDI) is now implementing a research project to validate Central Luzon State University's (CLSU’s) aquashading technology. The technology aims...
By Henrylito D. Tacio Fish, like rice, is a staple food of Filipinos. The average Filipino eats 98 grams of fish per day and 36 kilograms of fish per year, reports the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Fish is the cheapest source of animal protein compared to beef, pork and chicken in...
By OLIVER SAMSON When the crab spreads out and raises its claws, it's possibly getting starved, said Jenard Carlos, who fattens crabs indoors. When it demonstrates a calm bearing with both chelipeds tightly folded against its body, its gut is likely still full, he adds. Carlos, 32, taught himself...
The fisheries sector is a vital player in ensuring food security in the coming decades. The industry has seen record levels of production in recent years and is still expected to expand. According to the latest State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) in 2020, the industry contributed 214...
Is the Philippines capable of meeting its own need for fish and seafood? Atty. Asis Perez, former Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Director, said yes. Perez spoke at the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food, Inc. (PCAFI) roundtable on August 5, 2022 as a representative of the...
Photo by Harrison Haines from Unsplash. The world’s first mobile fish farm is now operational. The vessel, named Guoxin 1, looks more like a tanker due to its enormity. It is a 250 meters long and 45 meters wide smart fishing vessel that could cultivate up to 3,700 tons of fish annually. Guoxin 1...
Photo by Florentino Floro from Wikimedia Commons The Asian green mussels ( Perna viridis ), locally known as tahong, are bivalve mollusks characterized by their green coloration. Younger green mussel shells have hints of blue while adult mussel shells are more brownish. They can grow up to 80-100...
An aquaculture experiment by an intergovernmental body based in southern Iloilo province was able to successfully breed in captivity the galunggong (round scad). Galunggong (round scad fish) 48 days after hatching at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department...
By Antonio G. Papa, Ph.D. Jean Gonzales, a 49 year-old retired Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) has spent almost half her life working overseas. Because of the pandemic, she and her husband, a Chinese-Canadian national, decided to retire from their jobs in Hong Kong and settle in Indang,...
