CALAUAN, Laguna – Jaime M. Goyena is more than your typical gentleman farmer.

A plant breeder by training, and an expert one at that, Goyena boasts of harvesting the...

Last July, 11 remarkable Filipino scientists, all of them not older than 40, were recognized by the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), for contributions in the...

The search for the new dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine of UP Los Baños is on.  Nominations will be accepted by the search committee beginning Tuesday, Aug. 24...

Organic farming is an agricultural production system that is best suited in succeeding in the battle against climate change.

Prof. Oscar B. Zamora of the University of the Philippines at Los...

A researcher of the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) has affirmed the efficiency of drip irrigation as a water-saving technology for agriculture to address the irrigation problem particularly in...

As the country celebrated this week the National Science and Technology Week with the theme “Filipinnovation: The Way Forward,” the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), headed by Secretary Mario...

MANILA, Philippines - One more experimental cropping season and the country’s first genetically modified (GM) or biotechnology eggplant is set for commercial production.

The penultimate phase of the scientific process of...

With all the hype on crispy and flavorful plump chicken breasts and chunky thighs, it’s no wonder that most people, particularly the young ones, prefer eating commercially-bred broiler over native...

A seminar on Projecting the Supply and Demand Situation of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources (AFNR) Human Resources in the the Philippines will be delivered by A. Abrina,...

1st NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOREMEDIATION
Trader's Hotel, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City
26-27 October 2010

Sponsored by
National Academy of Science and Technology
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Philippine...

The Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics will hold its 6th Research Colloquium on July 19, 2010 from 9:00AM to 9:45AM at the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall B (PSLH-B)....

More than 500 delegates attended the series of seminars “Maintaining the intestinal integrity and improving broiler and breeder performance through effective control of Salmonella and other Enterobacteria”, organised by Norel...

The Philippines will become the first in Asia to commercialize the genetically modified (GM) fruit and shoot borer (FSB)-resistant eggplant by 2011. This developed after the harvest of...

Pesticides may kill pests but it may also contaminate water, infect animals, and pose some health risks.

This was revealed by a professor from the University of the Philippines-Los...

Nurturing nature is the key to good health, said a professor from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) in a recent conference conducted by the Department of Science...

It would be hard to believe that Myanmar, considered a backward nation in the Southeast Asian region, has a better level of farm mechanization compared to the Philippines.

Ricardo...

The adverse impacts of climate change will constantly affect the environment -- how society adapts to these impacts could either reduce or amplify our susceptibility to climate change; thus underscored...

E.O. WILSON said in his book The Diversity of Life that there could be no purpose more inspiriting than to begin the age of restoration and reweaving the wondrous diversity...

Shared hard work, commitment, passion, and cooperation – these are what it takes to be an outstanding research team and the National Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory (NPGRL) team definitely has...

Distilleries use waste by-products such as molasses from sugar mills to ferment it to ethanol, which is the source of whisky, brandy, gin and vodka that are available in the...