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==Farmers in Region 12 learn to make cash from trash== | |||
*Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=407484 | |||
*February 22, 2012, 5:31 pm | |||
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GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Feb. 22 (PNA) - There’s cash from trash. | |||
Pomelo growers in North Cotabato are expecting to earn more income after they were taught that there’s money in the fruit’s peelings, which they previously just threw away. | |||
In a recent training initiated by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Region 12, the pomelo growers learned how to turn the peelings into healthy capsule and tea. | |||
At least 39 pomelo growers in the town of M’lang also expressed gratitude that they were armed with the knowledge to produce bottled pomelo juice and candies, among others. | |||
Belonging to the Pomelo Growers Association in M’lang, the group is slated to receive funding from the local government unit to pursue an integrated pomelo fruit processing venture. | |||
M’lang Mayor Joselito Piňol pledged to allocate P100,000 for the group as an initial capital following the food processing training conducted by the Industrial Technology and Development Institute (ITDI), an attached agency of the DOST. | |||
During the training, the growers were also taught about Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) to make their products safe and acceptable in both the domestic and international markets. | |||
“We are amazed of these very promising DOST technologies. We can now be more profitable not only by selling fresh pomelo fruits but gaining much income from its peelings which we use to throw away,” Angel Porras, the association’s vice president, said. | |||
Zenaida Hadji Raof Laidan, DOST-12 director, said that growers who will process the pomelo fruit stand to earn additional income with more consumers becoming health-conscious nowadays. | |||
Pomelo, an exotic fruit known for its juicy flesh, is widely grown in North Cotabato. It is rich in vitamins and a good source of folic acid and potassium. | |||
The fruit also has therapeutic values that help fight cancer, prevent osteoporosis, reduce high cholesterol, and aids digestion. It can also help lose weight, clear arterial deposits and fight infections. | |||
Laidan urged the pomelo growers to avail the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading (SETUP) program, the umbrella project of the DOST with a nationwide implementation to assist micro, small and medium enterprises become technologically competent. | |||
Aside from training support, the other assistance includes product standardization thru laboratory testing and analysis, packaging and labeling, and consultancy services through the Consultancy For Agricultural and Manufacturing Improvement and Manufacturing Productivity Extension Program. | |||
==Journalists train how to shoot By Jess Dureza (Davao City)== | ==Journalists train how to shoot By Jess Dureza (Davao City)== | ||
*Source: http://www.mindanaoexaminer.com/news.php?news_id=20120220115330 | *Source: http://www.mindanaoexaminer.com/news.php?news_id=20120220115330 | ||
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It was already getting dark last Saturday late afternoon when the journalists were leaving the range. This naughty reporter as a parting remark said: " In behalf of all of us, we thank you. Sir Jess, for this. We are more confident now than ever. And the would-be assassins will be a bit hesitant now knowing that we are ready for them. Aside from us, the guns-for-hire will have also to thank you. Now that we have become difficult targets than before, the for-hire-killers will now have a reason go back to their masterminds or those who contracted them and demand for a raise of the 'hit money. Their tariff rates have suddenly increased because of you!". | It was already getting dark last Saturday late afternoon when the journalists were leaving the range. This naughty reporter as a parting remark said: " In behalf of all of us, we thank you. Sir Jess, for this. We are more confident now than ever. And the would-be assassins will be a bit hesitant now knowing that we are ready for them. Aside from us, the guns-for-hire will have also to thank you. Now that we have become difficult targets than before, the for-hire-killers will now have a reason go back to their masterminds or those who contracted them and demand for a raise of the 'hit money. Their tariff rates have suddenly increased because of you!". | ||
==Gen. Santos City to host BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games== | ==Gen. Santos City to host BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games== | ||