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May. 1-31, 2004
BAR, Worldfish Center
project boosts local milkfish industry
by Rudyard R. Roxas
 Cooperating
milkfish producers and processors in Region 1 stand
to benefit from technical assistance and training support
on milkfish aquaculture technology through a project
jointly undertaken by the Department of Agriculture-Bureau
of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) and the WorldFish
Center.
The project, “Dissemination and
adoption of the milkfish aquaculture technology in the
Philippines”, aims to promote the adoption of
technological development in milkfish hatchery and grow-out
production systems that can be transferred or replicated
in other parts of the Philippines. The dissemination
and transfer of technologies for production and post-harvest
processing will be tried in two selected municipalities
in the region. These technologies are currently being
developed by the National Integrated Fisheries Technologies
Development Center in Binloc, Dagupan and other milkfish
research centers including those in Indonesia and Taiwan.
The Malaysia-based WorldFish Center,
an international non-profit research center under the
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
(CGIAR), plays a pivotal role in consulting international
research institutions in developing countries. Indonesia
and Taiwan along with the Philippines are Southeast
Asia’s top three producers of milkfish with a
total production valued at $697 M.
The project also includes review and
analysis of the current structure of the milkfish industry,
trade and marketing, and cross-country comparison with
Indonesia and Taiwan, among others.
The three-year project is financed under
the restricted grant funds provided by the Philippine
government to CGIAR and counterpart support provided
by collaborating agencies. Under the coordination and
supervision of DA- BAR, the project is implemented by
the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR)
through collaborative arrangements with the Philippine
Council for Aquatic and Marine Resources Development
(DOST-PCAMRD), the Institute of Aquaculture of the University
of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) and the Aquaculture
Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development
Center (SEAFDEC-AQD). 
May 1-31 2004 Articles:
:: Sec. Lorenzo gives recognition to 6 successful Bt corn farmers
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BAR, Worldfish Center project boosts local milkfish industry
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DA-BAR, Landbank sign MOU for national technology commercialization program
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DA celebrates Farmers' and Fisherfolk's Month
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Region 2 GIS technicians undergo hands-on training
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Importance of soil and water highlighted; Medrano keynotes 7th PSSST confab
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ALAP strengthens data management capacity in agriculture
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Woes and chances of the agriculture sector
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Is your soy sauce safe?
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