PCC recently opened a door of opportunities to dairy farmers thru the launching of a market venue called “Milka Krem” for their milk produce. This is where the milk produce from the dairy cooperatives will be sold after being processed at the state-of the-art central milk collecting and processing facility. Essentially, the Milka Krem is […]
A joint undertaking of the Philippine Federation of Rural Broadcasters (PFRB) and the Biotechnology Program Office of the Department of Agriculture which aimed to give countryside communicators a better understanding of the concepts and applications of biotechnology was held at the PCC headquarters last November 14-16. Some 60 rural program hosts and announcers from government, […]
FRANCISCO ALEX DANI PASION, PCC’s “Outstanding Village-based Artificial Insemination Technician (VBAIT)” for 2012 is also this year’s “Outstanding Large Animal Raiser” in the national Gawad Saka awards of the Department of Agriculture. Twenty-four other farmers and institutions in the agriculture and fisheries sectors were carefully selected for this year’s “Outstanding Achievers in Agriculture and Fisheries”. […]
Efficient utilization and application of biotechnology hold promise of increased production, food security, improved human and animal health, conservation of animal genetic resources, and reduced negative environmental impact. This was the key message brought out in the joint 9th Asian Reproductive Biotechnology Society (ARBS) Annual Conference and 49th Scientific Seminar and Annual Convention of the […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), affirms its support in eradicating hunger worldwide through achieving its mandate of increasing productivity and income of farmers and fisherfolks. This was emphasized by assistant secretary for Fisheries/Agribusiness Marketing Salvador Salacup in his message during the opening ceremony of the 2012 […]
In any organization, sound leadership spells the successful implementation of its mandate. Good governance in small units of a community is as imperative as it is in nation building. This proves to be the guiding principle of PCC through the National Impact Zone (NIZ) team in coordinating cooperative governance, leadership and values education training among […]
Several scientists, scholars, extension workers, and policy-makers across the globe will convene in the Philippines for the 9th Asian Reproductive Biotechnology Society (ARBS) conference slated from October 23 to October 28 at Edsa Shangri-la Hotel in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila. The conference will underscore the great promises that biotechnology offers in addressing the emerging issues […]
Arnulfo Butac, 67, of Barangay Nemmatan in San Agustin Isabela, has been into crossbred buffalo production for 10 years now and considers his animals as his family’s only means of livelihood. Butac currently has six crossbreds. He harnesses these animals either for milk production or draft animal power during the harvesting of corn in the […]
