Journal of Biotechnology & Biomaterials
Open Access

Abstract

By the President of the Philippines in ASEAN Summit last April 2013, the Department of Agriculture in the Philippines thru Hon. Secretary Processo J. Alcala is one of the top two performing agencies of the Philippine Government. Thru NEDA â??Good Practice Award for two foreign assisted projects was the Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) and the Infrastructure for Rural Production Enhancement Sector (INFRES) Project. Our government (Philippines) has a main problem on rice and corn production. Ordinary Filipinos eat a lot of rice, and about 1/3 are eating corn. The IRRI and Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) have done a lot on this. The good varieties have been prepared to all types of environment.There was a problem of fossil fuel for use of our engines thus researches on renewable energy like solar system, biogas digester plant, water source for electricity and many others. Our government is only doing hydroelectric system for the production of energy and since it is by the government, then we are dependent on this. In the Philippines, it is only the swine and poultry raisers who really usebiogas digester plantbecause it is required by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources; however they use it only for fuel, electricity and running their engine.

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