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After the promising result of multi-location field trials of acarrageenan fertilizer additive, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)will be partnering with the Department of Agriculture (DA) to further expand its use according to DOST Secretary Mario G. Montejo in a recent press conference.

The said field trialsshowed that carrageenan, when added to fertilizer, can help make rice crops stronger, give more yield, and more resistant to diseases,among others.  Carrageenan is  a substance extracted from edible seaweed.

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For the 9th consecutive year, via the 2015 Jose G. Burgos, Jr Awards for Biotech Journalism, published news and feature stories on the numerous benefits of biotechnology to the common Filipino have been recognized again last November 25, 2015 at Kalipayan Beach Resort in Dasmariñas City, Cavite.

Organized by J. Burgos Media Services, Inc. and Biotechnology for Life Media and Advocacy Resource Center, the Jose G. Burgos Jr. Awards was one of the main highlights of this year’s National Biotechnology Week (NBW) hosted by Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The said awards aim to push the frontiers of science by popularizing biotech stories, thus making people more aware of this scientific discipline.