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><channel><title>AgriPinoy.net &#187; Social Issues</title> <atom:link href="http://www.agripinoy.net/category/social-issues/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.agripinoy.net</link> <description>Livelihood guide, business ideas and resources for agriculture, aquaculture and other agri-business.</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:00:35 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3</generator> <item><title>Pakwan: Ang Prutas na Mahiwaga</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/pakwan-ang-prutas-na-mahiwaga.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/pakwan-ang-prutas-na-mahiwaga.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:00:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pakwan: Ang Prutas na Mahiwaga]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=4905</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Maraming doktor ang nagulat sa galing na ipinakita ng pakwan. Sino ang mag-aakala na pagkatapos ng maraming dekada, ngayon lang nadiskubre ang mga sikreto ng pakwan? Alamin natin ang bisa nito: Maigi sa puso at ugat – Ayon sa US Department of Agriculture, ang pakwan ay nagpapataas ng arginine (isang amino acid) sa [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/pakwan-ang-prutas-na-mahiwaga.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Malungkot ka ba? May Pagkaing Pampasaya!</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/malungkot-ka-ba-may-pagkaing-pampasaya.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/malungkot-ka-ba-may-pagkaing-pampasaya.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pagkaing Pampasaya]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=4892</guid> <description><![CDATA[Totoo po, kaibigan. May mga pagkaing nagpapasaya sa atin. Ang tawag ng mga eksperto dito ay “mood-lifting foods.” Kaya kapag kayo’y nalulungkot sa buhay, subukan itong mga pagkain: Kanin, wheat bread at spaghetti – Ang mga carbohydrates tulad ng kanin, pansit at spaghetti ay nagpapasaya sa atin. Ang carbohydrates ay nagpapataas ng ating serotonin levels, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/malungkot-ka-ba-may-pagkaing-pampasaya.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HIV/AIDS: What women should know</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/hivaids-what-women-should-know.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/hivaids-what-women-should-know.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:04:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS: What women should know]]></category> <category><![CDATA[What women should know]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=4198</guid> <description><![CDATA[How women and babies get HIV/AIDS The HIV germ is found in:  blood semen vaginal fluids. If any of these fluids pass from an infected person&#8217;s body into another person&#8217;s body, the virus may be carried with it. A woman may become infected through: unprotected sexual intercourse when infected blood gets into her body, eg [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/hivaids-what-women-should-know.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HIV/AIDS AND NUTRITION</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/hivaids-and-nutrition.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/hivaids-and-nutrition.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 02:00:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS and Nutrition]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=3136</guid> <description><![CDATA[             Eating correctly does make a difference! When your body gets enough of the right food, you will feel better and more positive about yourself and the future. Eating the right food can help your immune system to fight infection. It can also help your body to stay stronger during any medical treatment that you [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/hivaids-and-nutrition.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Tapeworm</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/tapeworm.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/tapeworm.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 01:00:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>goGreen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tapeworm]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=2555</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#160; What you should know about beef tapeworms Beef tapeworms live in the food canal of people. A tapeworm is flat, white and very long (up to 10-15 metres). Its body consists of many segments as shown in the picture. New segments are formed at the neck Segments are pushed downwards to the end of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/tapeworm.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cutting trees is not bad?</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/cutting-trees-is-not-bad.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/cutting-trees-is-not-bad.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 02:01:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>pinoyfarmer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technologies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mangrove]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tree]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=1696</guid> <description><![CDATA[Cutting trees is not really a bad thing. That’s what our friend Dave Deppner, the founder of Trees for the Future, says. Trees, he said, are an important resource for everyone on earth. What is bad is when people cut trees but do not replant them. Trees are cut for many reasons. Valuable wood is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/cutting-trees-is-not-bad.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Micro-livestock: Little-known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future &#8211; Others</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-others.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-others.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:58:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>pinoyfarmer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Farming Methods]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=1248</guid> <description><![CDATA[Part VII Others As noted in the preface, this report by no means exhausts all the microlivestock possibilities. Lack of space and time precludes discussion of creatures such as edible insects, snails, worms, frogs, turtles, and bats, which in some regions are highly regarded foods. Similarly, we have not included fish, shrimp, and other aquatic [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-others.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Micro-livestock: Little-known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future &#8211; Lizards</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-lizards.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-lizards.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:58:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>pinoyfarmer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Farming Methods]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=1241</guid> <description><![CDATA[Part VI : Lizards Large lizards have been important foods since prehistoric times and are still commonly hunted in parts of Asia, Africa, and Latin America.1 Some (such as the monitor lizards seen in markets in Indochina) are carnivorous species that may be difficult to feed and raise economically. However, the iguanas of the Americas [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-lizards.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Micro-livestock: Little-known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future &#8211; Deer &amp; Antelope</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-deer-antelope.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-deer-antelope.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:58:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>pinoyfarmer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Farming Methods]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=1225</guid> <description><![CDATA[Part V : Deer and Antelope Several types of tropical deer&#8217; and antelope are no bigger than an average-size dog. These &#8220;microdeer&#8221; and &#8220;microantelope&#8221;2 are the smallest of all ruminants. Although there is considerable experience with rearing and utilizing the larger species, little is known about these miniature ones. Given research, mouse deer, muntjac, musk [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-deer-antelope.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Micro-livestock: Little-known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future &#8211; Rodents</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-rodents.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-rodents.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:58:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>pinoyfarmer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Farming Methods]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=1198</guid> <description><![CDATA[Part IV : Rodents Rodents are the world&#8217;s most widespread, adaptable, and prolific group of mammals. They reproduce well, grow fast, learn quickly, and adapt to a wide variety of local conditions. Many convert vegetation into meat efficiently, digesting some fiber, even though their stomach, like man&#8217;s, is a simple one. It seems probable, therefore, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-rodents.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Micro-livestock: Little-known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future &#8211; Rabbits</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-rabbits.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-rabbits.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:57:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>pinoyfarmer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Farming Methods]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=1193</guid> <description><![CDATA[Part III : Rabbits Contrary to popular opinion, the domestic rabbit is a substantial part of the world&#8217;s meat supply. Annual production of rabbit meat is estimated to be one million metric tons, and the total number of rabbits is approximately 708 million.&#8217; However, rabbits are now intensively raised for food only in temperate, mostly [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-rabbits.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Micro-livestock: Little-known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future &#8211; Poultry</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-poultry.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-poultry.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:57:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>pinoyfarmer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Farming Methods]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=1166</guid> <description><![CDATA[Part II : Poultry Chickens, ducks, muscovies, geese, guinea fowl, quail, pigeons, and turkeys epitomize the concept of microlivestock. Throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America they are (collectively) the most common of all farm stock. In many &#8211; perhaps most &#8211; tropical countries, practically every family, settled or nomadic, owns some kind of poultry. In [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-poultry.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Micro-livestock: Little-known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future &#8211; Microbreeds</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-microbreeds.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-microbreeds.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:57:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>pinoyfarmer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Farming Methods]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/?p=1159</guid> <description><![CDATA[Part I : Microbreeds Cattle, goats, sheep, and pigs supply millions of people around the world with the bulk of their cash and animal products. Yet scores of breeds &#8211; especially in the tropics &#8211; are left out of livestock development projects merely because they are considered too small. These &#8220;microbreeds&#8221;&#8216; have sometimes been considered [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/micro-livestock-little-known-small-animals-with-a-promising-economic-future-microbreeds.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Medicinal Value of Okra</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/medicinal-value-of-okra.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/medicinal-value-of-okra.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:30:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pinoy Farmer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Crops & Vegetables]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technologies]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/medicinal-value-of-okra.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[Garlic, onion, malunggay, ampalaya, and carrot. These are just some of the vegetables that are known for their therapeutic qualities. Okra is another one that should be taken into consideration by those who are heeding away from drugs. Recently, I got this e-mail that was forwarded to me. The original author was a diabetic who [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/medicinal-value-of-okra.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A(H1N1) &#8211; Swine Flu</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/ah1n1-swine-flu.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/ah1n1-swine-flu.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 14:46:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pinoy Farmer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/ah1n1-swine-flu.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[  Swine influenza (also called swine flu, hog flu, and pig flu) refers to influenza caused by those strains of influenza virus, called swine influenza virus (SIV), that usually infect pigs. Swine influenza is common in pigs in the midwestern United States (and occasionally in other states), Mexico, Canada, South America, Europe (including the United [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/ah1n1-swine-flu.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mango people in Bohol confab</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/mango-people-in-bohol-confab.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/mango-people-in-bohol-confab.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 14:45:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pinoy Farmer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/mango-people-in-bohol-confab.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[We have met some of the most interesting mango people at the 11th National Mango Congress held at the Bohol Cultural Center in Tagbilaran City from April 27 to 29. One interesting lecturer is Frank Sacdalan who grows mangoes on a total of more than 38 hectares in Libungan, South Cotabato. Two of his farms [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/mango-people-in-bohol-confab.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Banana Growers Say Aerial Spraying is Safe</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/banana-growers-say-aerial-spraying-is-safe.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/banana-growers-say-aerial-spraying-is-safe.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 14:45:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pinoy Farmer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News & Updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/banana-growers-say-aerial-spraying-is-safe.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Philippine Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) has assured farmers and environmental advocates that aerial spraying of fungicides in the vast banana plantations of Mindanao is safe. Dr. Emily Fabregar, technical committee chief of PBGEA, made this assurance late last month when she presented a paper on “Global Positioning System: A New Technology for [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/banana-growers-say-aerial-spraying-is-safe.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Philippine Rice Crisis: Pay the Price</title><link>http://www.agripinoy.net/philippine-rice-crisis-pay-the-price.html</link> <comments>http://www.agripinoy.net/philippine-rice-crisis-pay-the-price.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:08:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>pinoyfarmer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.agripinoy.net/philippine-rice-crisis-pay-the-price.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rice accounts for up to 40% of the calorie intake of Filipinos. Meals are incomplete without it. The Philippines had gone from being a major exporter of rice in the 1960’s to the world’s largest importer today. This dependence makes the country vulnerable to price and supply fluctuations in the world market. Lack of focus [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.agripinoy.net/philippine-rice-crisis-pay-the-price.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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