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Archives (2006)

Vol. 8 No. 1  January-March 2006

	Notes:Seaweed farming: A profitable venture ............................................2 Philippine waters: A lifeline to millions .......................................................3 A portable, multi-purpose smokehouse:    Minimizing postharvest loss ...................................................................5 Environment-friendly fishpond management...............................................7 Sweet sorghum: Raw material for ethanol .................................................9 A closer look at tariff changes and fish trades ..........................................10 The joy of seaweeds farming ..................................................................11 Rice-based farm+ducks=success ............................................................14 New ways to look at fish processing and fish export ..................................16 Ornamental fish breeding:    Uncovering a billion-dollar industry ......................................................18 Cassava: Surviving the menace of drought .............................................21 Growing potato without soil ....................................................................22 Itnegs pride: Natural dye weaving technology (Part 2) ..............................24
Vol. 8 No. 2  April-June 2006
	Notes: Commercializing agriculture and fishery technologies .......................2 Clanging the gates of modernization with BAR at the helm ..........................3 From tuba to sugar toddy: No more intoxicating than sweetening .................5 Extracts from aloe: Not only a natural healer    also a poultry growth enhancer .............................................................6 Imported lamp trap: Effective pest control for cotton bollworms ..................8 Lapu-lapu sends my kids to school ............................................................9 Complementing science with spirituality ...................................................10 Lapu-lapu culture means business ...........................................................12 Getting water to the farms cheaply ..........................................................14 Sweet Elena mango: The sweetest of the sweetest ....................................15 A mango recipe for success ....................................................................17 A thumbs-up to the many uses of jackfruit ...............................................18 Improving strawberry production through integrated R&D program ............20 Golden kuhol crusher grinder: A cheap, gender-friendly machine ...............22 We have the best tasting fruits in the world but ........................................23 Tiles from bamboo made easy ................................................................24
Vol. 8 No. 3  July-September 2006
	Livestock Revolution 2020: Where are we going? ..............................3 The Philippine Carabao Center has gone a long way .........................7 Galang manok, anyone? ......................................................................9 Upgrading buffaloes, improving lives ...............................................11 Milking profits from the carabao ......................................................12 A researcher without boarders .........................................................14 What if "The Outbreak" finally occurs? ............................................16 4-in-1 portable smokehouse:     The latest in fish smoking technology ..........................................17 The sacred ubi of Bohol: A tale of successful farming .....................20 Tissue-cultured garlic: Value adding variety ...................................24
Vol. 8 No. 4  October-December 2006
	Vegetables for life ...............................................................................2 Back to the basics: Vegetables for health ..........................................3 The World Vegetable Center:     Within the 45 years of world vegetable research ..........................7 Pinakbet: A cultural symbol of Filipino traits and values ..................9 Road to sustainable organic agriculture industry ............................11 Indigenous vegetables:     Staving off rural malnutrition and poverty ..................................12 Innovating vegetable links: Farm to fork approach ........................15 Gulayan Para sa Masa: A backyard vegetable-growing     opportunities for poor Filipinos ....................................................17 Master’s Garden: Only from quality produced veggies .................19 Showcasing organic farming system ................................................21 Ready-to-cook vegetables: How safe are they? ...............................24