Agriculture
DENR starts crackdown on illegal lead smelters
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is clamping down on illegal recyclers of used lead acid batteries (ULABs) following reports of unregulated smelting of the metal in several provinces.
DA eyes sugar production partnerships with Brazil
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said delegates from the Brazilian Cooperation Agency look to partner with domestic counterparts in projects boosting the countries' sugarcane and ethanol industries.
Jesuits helping DENR craft climate information system
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), with the help of Jesuit-run Manila Observatory (MO), are crafting a climate change information system to help government manage risks linked to changing and variable climate.
Heavy metals found in seafood, snails from Eastern Samar’s Taft River
Researchers have called for measures to restrict the harvest of crustaceans and mollusks from Taft River in Eastern Samar due to high levels of heavy metals found in the flesh of certain crabs and snails.
IRRI projects completing SBF by Q1 next year
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has inaugurated at its headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna, a so-called speed breed facility (SBF) seen to shorten the breeding cycle of rice seeds designed for increased efficiency and productivity.The SBF is targeted for completion in March next year.
