NO more stereotype images of scrawny, bare-footed farmers in tattered work clothes in the farmlands to ensure the sustainability of Philippine agriculture in the years to come. Journal Online Home. About Us. Contact Us. Advertise. Yap wants new image for farmers. This was the vision of Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap who urged farmers to replicate the outstanding feats of five model-farmers in order to raise agricultural productivity and exports by making farming highly profitable for...

This time it is a battle of small-scale subsistence fishermen battling governments and industrial fishing companies to whom their traditional fishing rights have been given away. In just the past few months, the Sri Lankan Navy has attacked Indian fishing vessels, strikes have rocked India, local subsistence fishermen in the Philippines protested the loss of their traditional access rights to foreign vessels, angry clashes have broken out in Chile and Taiwan, a mutiny hit Papua New Guinea,...

Tuthill issued the curtailment order under the state's first-come, first-served water law to meet the demands of two spring-fed fish producers with older, senior rights. The order, if carried out, would dry up 16,600 acres of farmland planted in crops including corn, sugar beets, potatoes and hay. Idaho farms face loss of water use. The trout producer has lost more than $8 million in the past five years in only one of two trout farms. The groundwater users have not been able to come up...

From the biggest fish caught to the smallest and all the tangled lines in between, it was a great day for fishing. His dad is highly allergic if finned by a cat, so he has to just enjoy the fish once it's cook. She brought in a catfish that weighed a very respectable 3 pounds and 3 ounces and was big enough to take the prize for the biggest fish. And, perhaps, some kids are just born to fish. Local kids hooked on fishing day. Robbie Davis took home the prize for the smallest catfish...

By NICK CHURCHOUSE - The Dominion Post . Monday, 18 June 2007 Email a Friend . Printable View . Have Your Say Related Links Subscribe to Archivestuff Have your say Deliberate overfishing by commercial fishermen for more than a decade has been made legal by ineffective regulations, the industry says. By NICK CHURCHOUSE - The Dominion Post . Monday, 18 June 2007 Email a Friend . Printable View . Have Your Say Related Links Subscribe to Archivestuff Have your say Deliberate overfishing by...

The forum entitled "Biosecurity aspects on common shrimp viral diseases" was attended by 27 shrimp farm operators, local government units (LGUs), and aquaculture companies. The primary consideration is for the viral infection not to spread and for shrimp farms not to automatically drain the infected water to common waterways. This was SEAFDEC's way of extending help to shrimp farmers in order to prevent losses from viral diseases. Without good management practices and proper biosecurity...

It is worth bearing in mind that the EU is the largest fishing power in the world, the world s largest consumer market for processed fish and aquaculture products and the world s largest producer of canned tuna. Tuna accounts for almost 60% of total product of canned fish in the EU. Whilst agreements over trade in agriculture, tourism and finance are on the table, the burning question is: can the Pacific strike a better deal with the EU on our greatest natural asset our tuna fisheries?...

Farmers would like to see fish counts artificially pumped up with hatchery fish so that more river water can be used for irrigation. And although agricultural, construction or property rights groups can be expected to appeal his decision, it s encouraging to see the judge recognize this reality: Crops and buildings will survive into perpetuity indeed they can be expected only to multiply but diminishing species and withering habitat are trends that could lead to the extinction of both. If...

I hope next year at the latest we will ban all fishing outside of tourism and competitions," Tariceanu told a news conference in the small fishing community of Somova. Its biodiversity is threatened by pollution, poaching and overfishing, particularly of sturgeon, due to Romania's widespread corruption which leads to abuse of fishing licences. Tourism has been slow to take hold but several hotels have sprung up on lake shores and foreigners are attracted by bird-watching and fishing trips...