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TO ENHANCE agri-fishery productivity, 70 Fulbright scientists are interacting with about 150 Bicolano farmers and fisherfolk in various technology sessions this week in Sorsogon City, Sorsogon and Ragay, Camarines Sur.

TO ENHANCE agri-fishery productivity, 70 Fulbright scientists are interacting with about 150 Bicolano farmers and fisherfolk in various technology sessions this week in Sorsogon City, Sorsogon and Ragay, Camarines Sur.

These technology fora cover several topics such as bioethanol production from nipa, abaca production and processing, floriculture and environmental horticulture, mushroom pharming and processing, microbials in crop productivity, pesticide control and alternatives, organic farming (biofertillizer, vermicomposting and cocopeat utilization), chicken, goat and buffalo production strategies, organic aquaculture and practical backyard fish and shrimp farming, as well as coco-sugar production strategies.

These Fulbrighters are returning scholars from the United States after finishing various graduate degree and research fellowship programs in agriculture, plant pathology, livestock, fishery, agricultural engineering, soil science, economics and agricultural extension. They are now formally organized as Fulbright Philippine Agriculture Alumni Association (FPAAA), which is now operating as a non-profit professional national organization duly registered at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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