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October 1-31, 2007
Yap promotes abundant & nutritious agri food products
by Marlowe U. Aquino, PhD
 In the recent AgriLink/AquaLink/FoodLink celebration held on 4-6 October 2007 at the World Trade Center, Pasay City, Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Arthur C. Yap emphasized that the future of the country lies in agriculture.
He stressed this during the culminating activities of the affair wherein winners of the O! May Gulay Cooking Contest and the Pinaka-BEST agricultural products were recognized and awarded.
Yap mentioned that we should encourage children, youths and everyone to eat healthy, nutritious, and delicious vegetable recipes because of their nutritive value and affordability. He made reference to the new vegetable recipes that enable households to cook cheaper and better vegetable preparations as six high schools in Metro Manila competed for the coveted award for originality, innovativeness and affordability.
He also encouraged the students to be creative and be the best as new vegetable discoveries are unveiled for better nutrition program for families, households, communities, schools and the whole country.
Meanwhile, this year's Pinaka-BEST agricultural crop and fishery commodities showcased the bountiful harvests from rich and fertile soils and water resources from the different regions of the country.
Yap pointed out that to have nutritious and healthy food, agriculture must play an important role in making the commodities abundant and sustainable to address the nutritional requirements of people in the rural areas and metropolis.
“If we want to have a steady supply of agricultural products, we must involve ourselves and be productive for a healthier and wealthier Philippines,” he concluded. 
October 2007 Articles:
:: Yap promotes abundant & nutritious agri food products
:: World Food Day highlights “Right to Food”
:: 72-kilogram squash aces as “Pinaka-BEST” People's Choice
:: BAR awards 16 outstanding researches in agri & fisheries
:: Locally-developed ND vaccine wins PSAS Award
:: BAR conducts bio-organic fertilizer orientation
:: Eleazar receives distinguished alumni award from UPLBAA
:: UPLB celebrates Loyalty Day; Velasco highlights DA support
:: Nutritious malunggay-based recipe wins 2007 Agri-Cookfest
:: Food company eyes the potential of malunggay for biofortification
:: Beverage from malunggay
:: BAR promotes nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals derived from food crops
:: BAR introduces potential product lines from Philippine oregano
:: A fresh look at siling labuyo
:: Operating the onion industry with OPREMS
:: Empowering upland communities through Dampalit watershed project
:: Agricultural Cooperatives: Catalyst for profitability and answer to globalization
:: DA adopts IPM scheme against Brontispa
:: DA implements program to abate use of chemical fertilizers
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