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Vegetable e-trading: a promising development for NM farmers

By Hannah Mae S. Salugsugan (BSDevCom 3)  

Vegetable farmers in Northern Mindanao may soon be benefitting from the use of modern technologies to improve their production and marketing practices.

The Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) of the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Unit 10 (DA-RFU 10) has come up with a vegetable e-trading framework that highlights the use of the Internet and new technologies to facilitate price integration among markets, price transparency and reliability, and time-bound price quotations.

 
Aggie alumnus is new APO director

The Asian Productivity Organization (APO) named Aggie batch ’79 Joselito “Jojo” Bernardo as director of the Agriculture Department. Mr Bernardo is a graduate of BS Development Communication and a COCOFED scholar. He is the second Filipino to become director of APO. 

Prior to his appointment, Mr Bernardo served as APO’s senior program officer. His experience in government and international development organization has spanned three decades. He is an expert in agriculture and sustainable development planning, among many others. His promotion came after less than six years of joining the organization.

APO is a regional intergovernmental organization that aims to “contribute to the socio-economic development of Asia through enhancing productivity.” [Learn more about APO]

 
SIU professor speaks on militarization and media

Acclaimed communications professor Dr Lisa B Brooten took the floor at SEARSOLIN on July 26 to share on militarization and its implications on media and press freedom.

Brooten, Associate Professor of the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts at Southern Illinois University (SIU), Carbondale, USA, said that the culture of impunity, corruption and violence prevalent in the Philippines make it hard for the media to focus on the needs of marginalized groups, being more concerned about the safety of journalists and activists instead.

 
NOMCARRD In-house review awards best researches

Research endeavors of faculty and students were recognized at the annual Northern Mindanao Consortium for Agriculture and Resources Research and Development (NOMCARRD) Agency In-house Review held July 22 at the Little Theatre. The researches represented a cross-section of geographies, technologies and sectors.

 
GMA out, welcome Agri P-noy

GMA is set to bid goodbye to the Department of Agriculture (DA) as the new administration sets in.  GMA (also known as Ginintuang Masaganang Ani) will be replaced by Agri P-noy, the newest agricultural program for farmers to be implemented this month.

Rose Paasa, Information Officer of Agricultural & Fisheries Information Division Region 10, said they “are all excited to disseminate the good news to our farmers about this new program. This will be the main target of our LGUs in cooperation with DA to explain additional benefits they would get from Agri P-noy.”

 
Aggie enrolment up by 8.9%

Attendance in Aggie programs in Xavier University (XU) has continually shown positive signs since the last two years. Enrolment numbers during the first semester increased from 639 the other year to 759 last year to 827 this school year 2010-2011, according to statistics generated from the University’s enrolment information system.

Although first year enrolment dipped this year, the largest contribution to the increase in registration came from the shiftees, transferees and returnees.

A breakdown of the enrolment figures showed that Development Communication remains to be a popular choice among freshmen, followed closely by Agricultural Sciences. The Agricultural Engineering Department registered the highest number of new students, rising by 28.3%.

 
DOST, XUCA, Texas A&M hold bioenergy seminar

With the recent demand for renewable energy and clean development technology, the Agricultural Engineering Department of Xavier University College of Agriculture (XUCA), in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) “Balik Scientist Program,” invited an expert from Texas A&M University to disseminate scientific and innovative ideas on biomass energy.

Dr Sergio C Capareda, Texas A&M University professor and alternative energy conversion processes expert, delivered a lecture on alternative fuels such as biodiesel and bioethanol to professionals coming from different engineering disciplines. 

 
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