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The Philippine Council for Agriculture Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) announced that the development of new Gumamela (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) and Hoya are “underway” as it launched two new breeding projects on the two ornamental plants. The first project focused on the development of new Hibiscus varieties through hybridization and embryo rescue. It was aimed at producing locally-adapted gumamela plants that can bloom well even under hot or tropical conditions, the DOST-PCAARRD said. “In the Philippines, there is a preference for imported or international varieties of Gumamela because of their large, multi-colored petals. However, these varieties do not bloom well in low and hot areas of the country,” it noted.
Published March 1, 2021, 11:43 AM
Boosting the local coconut industry and helping Filipino coconut farmers are the main goals of the Coco Levy Act.
The Coconut Levy Act that President Duterte recently signed, and which seeks to create a trust fund for coconut farmers through the sale of assets procured through the coco levy fund, would benefit the country’s 3.5 million coconut farmers from 68 coconut producing provinces, who have owned no more than five hectares for the last 10 years, said Sen. Cynthia A. Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food.
Senator Cynthia Villar, the principal sponsor of Senate Bill No. 1396, hopes that the “Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act” will resolve the decades-old issue surrounding the coco levy fund.
Press Release
March 1, 2021
Coco Levy Act to benefit 3.5M Filipino farmers and spur the development of our coconut industry
President Rodrigo Duterte s signing into law of a measure that seeks to create a trust fund for coconut farmers through the selling of assets procured through the coco levy fund would benefit the country s 3.5 million coconut farmers from 68 coconut producing provinces owning not more than five hectares, for the last 10 years said Sen. Cynthia A. Villar The coconut farmers are the poorest in the country. They earn only about P1,500 a month. This fund which rightfully belongs to the coconut farmers, should be plowed back to them for their own direct benefit, also said Villar, chairperson of the Senate committee on Agriculture and Food.
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