Chairman’s Statement on CAMP’s 5th Anniversary
Last March 19, 2019, CAMP held a General Assembly and to celebrate its 5th Anniversary at the Drilon Hall of SEARCA in Los Baños, Laguna. The statement of Dr. Emil Q. Javier on the occasion of CAMP’s anniversary can be … Read More
Five Complementary Strategies in the New Rice Road Map
Here is a presentation by Dr. Emil Q. Javier on complementary strategies for the New Rice Road Map. Click below to see the file: EQ-Javier-Five-Complementary-Strategies-in-the-Rice-New-Road-Map Photo courtesy of Ryo Yoshitake: https://unsplash.com/photos/cusz0Bg-5mQ
CAMP takes the lead in advocating for a law on modern biotech in the Philippines
The National Academy of Science and Technology of the Philippines (NAST) conducted a seminar on “Advancing Philippine Agriculture through Plant Breeding Innovations and Updating Biotech Regulations” on April 25. NAST is one of the two advisory bodies of the Department … Read More
Making free irrigation fair and forward-looking
by Dr. Emil Q. Javier Published February 17, 2018, 10:00 PM on Manila Bulletin I have written about the free irrigation bills then pending in Congress and why free irrigation is unfair, retrogressive and therefore ill-advised. However, now that Congress … Read More
Village-level coconut processing to create more livelihoods and raise farmers’ incomes (Part II)
This column is the continuation to the preceding article (August 27, 2017) advocating for the promotion of village-level coconut processing plants. It is the fourth of a series on strategic directions to modernize the coconut sector to increase its productivity, … Read More
Hybrids for long-term productivity and competitiveness of the coconut industry
Published July 29, 2017, 10:00 PM By Dr. Emil Q. Javier ‘There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why… I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?’ – Robert Kennedy The … Read More
The American Heart Association got it wrong: Coconut oil is healthy
Published July 8, 2017, 10:00 PM By Dr. Emil Q. Javier ‘There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why… I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?’ – Robert Kennedy As if … Read More
Food security required for national security
By: Rex L. Navarro – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 12:04 AM June 03, 2017 Through the years, food security and self-sufficiency especially in rice has been a cherished dream of the Philippines. Since the inception of Masagana 99, which … Read More