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    Category: Agriculture

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    Agriculture · Climate Change

    Images of women absent from posters on safe tobacco growing

    By LINA SAGARAL REYES Special Correspondent , Mindanao Gold Star Daily (Feb 15) Conclusion CLAVERIA, Misamis Oriental – At the bamboo farm shed by the field of near-mature Virginia tobacco in[…]

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    Agriculture · Climate Change

    Environment, health impacts awareness factor in tobacco production nosedive

    By Lina Sagaral Reyes Special Correspondent, Mindanao Gold Star Daily (Feb 14) First of two parts CLAVERIA,  Misamis Oriental – Last year, Minda Gamalo stopped growing tobacco. “I need to let[…]

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    Agriculture · Climate Change

    Romancing storms, worms and leaves: Growing ‘batek’ in the shadow of environmental perils

    By LINA SAGARAL REYES Special Correspondent  .  Last of three parts ALUBIJID, Misamis Oriental — While tobacco farmers already use organic fertilizer, they continue to use commercial agrochemicals to contain pests.[…]

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    Agriculture · Climate Change

    Romancing storms, worms and leaves: Growing native ‘batek’ in the shadow of environmental perils

    By LINA SAGARAL REYES Special Correspondent .  Second of three parts ALUBIJID, Misamis Oriental–While Villaestique moves in rhythm with the rains, Roxas’ daughter, Arlene Django, on the other hand, romances the[…]

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    Ruthela Mabalo, 73, a comprador at the Bagsakan, the tobacco trading center in Laguindingan town in Misamis Oriental, examines a mano (a sheaf of 100 batek leaves) before she decides to buy them from a farmer-seller. (photo by Lina Sagaral Reyes)

    Agriculture · Climate Change

    Romancing storms, worms and leaves: Growing tobacco in the shadow of environmental perils in Misor

    By LINA SAGARAL REYES Special Correspondent  First of three parts ALUBIJID, Misamis Oriental — As soon as tropical typhoon “Amang” (international name, Mekkhala) hit Mindanao in the third week of January[…]

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    Agriculture · Biodiversity · Water

    Aquarium collectors train as underwater reef guides to break stigma

    By Maricar Cinco VERDE ISLAND, BATANGAS—At 45 meters deep into the sea, Pedro Ebora patiently stalked his targets, net in hand, among the teeming schools of colorful tropical fish as[…]

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