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Precaution and calm

Precaution and calm

By DR. CASIMIRO A. YNARES III
We are ready to face the challenges posed by the swine influenza or the H1N1 virus outbreak.
We should be. This disease is nothing new to the world. It had previously claimed many lives in several parts of the globe in a pandemic 91 years ago. The medical community and public [...]

May 9, 2009 | Posted in Online Community | Read More »

Organic farming needs subsidies, says Opta

Organic farming needs subsidies, says Opta

THE government should extend subsidies, such as input subsidy and preferential tariff similar to those given to chemical agriculture, to develop the organic-farming industry.
Minus the subsidies to organic farming, the government can consider removing funding support to chemical agriculture to “level the playing field,” Pablito Villegas, member of the board of trustees of the Organic [...]

May 3, 2009 | Posted in News, Online Community | Read More »