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Despite the spread of the Newcastle disease, the Department of Agriculture assured the public that the poultry supply remains stable. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/gneXanUz-4s
The National Nutrition Council (NNC-7) reminded the public to be careful with the amount of iodine content in salt for consumption. In the Philippine Information Agency – Association of Government Information Officers (PIA 7-AGIO 7) Forum, NNC-7 Regional Director Parolita Mission said the public should be conscious in the proper iodine content of salt being used. “Look for salt that has proper iodine content, look for DOH-sealed iodized salt as these are the ones with […]
The Sugar Regulatory Administration plans to import additional sugar as production of said agricultural product suffers a down slide due to the effects of El Niño. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/Ml6fZoQWux4
Two more consecutive week laboratory tests having negative results to paralytic shellfish poison are needed to lift the shellfish ban in the coastal water in Pilar. Capiz Office of the Provincial Agriculturist head Sylvia dela Cruz said that in order that the shellfish ban will be lifted, there must be three negative red tide results in the shellfish meat samples, wherin laboratory tests will be conducted weekly. Dela Cruz explained that so far the first […]
Syrian United Nations Ambassador Bashar Ja’afari discussed the besieged towns of Syria on Monday (January 11) after reports emerged that tens of thousands of civilians have been trapped for months without supplies and are starving to death. Trucks carrying food and medical supplies reached Madaya near the Lebanese border and began to distribute aid as part of an agreement between warring sides, the United Nations and the Red Cross said on Monday. A U.N. spokesman […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 2) – The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said that 1.3 billion metric tons of food is wasted every year. On a daily basis, a seventh of the world’s population “goes to bed hungry,” while more than 20,000 children under the age of five die from hunger. The March 2015 Social Weather Station survey showed that 11.1 percent or an estimated 2.5 million families experienced moderate hunger while 2.4 percent or 522,000 […]
Despite the successive storms that affected the country, the Department of Agriculture guaranteed that there is an ample supply of pork and poultry products for the holiday season but said meat products experienced a 5-peso price increase in several markets, in particular, the Balintawak market. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/iNnIqscbBOw
QUEZON City, Philippines (December 21) – Once upon a time, there was coffee and there was tea. An Ethiopian legend said that Kaldi discovered coffee after noticing that his goats were energetic after eating berries from a certain tree. Kaldi told this to an abbot of local monastery and made a drink out of berries. He discovered that the drink made him energetic that he stayed alert for long hours of evening prayer so he shared […]
The Department of Health (DOH) Eastern Visayas has reminded the public to be cautious when eating sea products particularly those collected from the coastal waters in the region affected by red tide toxin. DOH regional director Minerva Molon issued a reminder after knowing that a child in Carigara, Leyte die due to red tide toxin and 20 other cases have complained signs of paralytic poison. In a press conference held recently at DOH regional office […]
A tiny salt shaker symbol that warns certain meals are high in sodium will begin appearing on menus on Tuesday (December 1), in chain restaurants in New York City, the first U.S. city to take the step in an effort to combat heart disease and stroke. Any menu item containing more than 2,300 milligrams (0.08 oz) of sodium, the daily limit many nutritionists recommend, which equals about one teaspoon of salt, must display the emblem […]
An expert from an agricultural bio-technology firm warned that the Philippines may experience food shortage soon if the Philippine government will not implement a food security program based on bio-technology. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Scientists say they have sequenced the genome of the pineapple, learning about the genetic underpinning of the plant’s drought tolerance and special form of photosynthesis, the process plants use to convert light into chemical energy. The genome provides a foundation for developing cultivated varieties that are improved for disease and insect resistance, quality, productivity and prolonged shelf life, according to Qingyi Yu, a plant and molecular biologist at Texas A&M University. Pineapples, domesticated about 6,000 […]
