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The development of mobile technologies for agricultural disease surveillance has not been the top priority in the Philippines. This is probably so because mobile agricultural service delivery is still at an early stage, and most of the existing services have yet to gain enough traction and long-term sustainability. Recently, DOST-PCAARRD pushed for more innovative agriculture …
MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila and some parts of the country are expected to have a cloudy weather on Wednesday and in the coming days as temperatures are expected to drop due to the northeast monsoon or amihan, the state weather bureau said. Metro Manila, for one, will have a temperature range of 24 to 32 …
To increase sow productivity, the application of gene marker technology was developed by the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) and Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) in partnership with the Accredited Swine Breeders Association of the Philippines (ASBAP). Sixteen (16) gene marker protocols associated to high litter size, fast growth rate and meat qualities as well as …
Site-specific planting dates for rice and corn. SARAI generated improved planting calendar based on different approaches (cumulative rainfall, yield probability, and rainfall probability coupled with crop yield simulation approaches; and farmers’ practice), validated in Batac, Ilocos Norte; Los Baños , Laguna; Ligao City, Albay; and Butuan City, Agusan del Norte. The planting dates can be …
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SARAI has developed the following mobile applications for easier access to information and technologies: BANATECH – a mobile app used to determine the harvest date of ‘Lakatan’ & ‘Saba’ bananas Smarter Pest Identification Technology (SPidTech) – an Android application which can be used to identify pests through face recognition protocols CAPHE (Coffee Application Harvest Estimator) …
A model developed for estimating soil moisture deficit in annual crops. This cost-efficient soil moisture monitoring system is a fabrication of Arduino-based soil moisture meter and gypsum blocks. The fabricated units will be installed in selected SARAI sites for the monitoring of soil water deficit.
The project aimed to address the current problems of the Philippine Milkfish Industry such as declining supply of stocks from the wild, high mortality rate, and the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria through developing a novel dietary synbiotic product made from endogenous probiotics and under-utilized plant-based raw materials as prebiotic. Significant accomplishment of the project was …
To address the shortage in milkfish fry for grow-out culture, aquaculture researchers adopted the milkfish hatchery core-satellite scheme adopted from milkfish hatchery operation in Gondol, Bali, Indonesia. This scheme provides milkfish eggs for hatching to satellite hatcheries. The eggs come from a core hatchery that maintains the broodstock. The core hatchery sustains the milkfish satellite …
The automatic fry counter is a laser fry-counting tool that addresses the problem of rigorous and inaccurate manual counting of milkfish fry. The tool was designed to minimize stress during the counting process and reduce the overall period of counting. The design for the automatic fry counter has been based on initial observations of fry …
Automated and mechanized feeding systems are indispensable in smart aquaculture where precision and efficiency are imperative. However, the adoption of highly-sophisticated feeding systems can be cost-prohibitive. Researchers have developed prototypes of automated mechanical top and bottom feeders at a cost of PhP10,000-12,000 per unit which is 50% cheaper than commercially available imported feeders. The automatic …