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April 2008
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Lanao tops Northern Mindanao copra production
Copra production in Northern rice and corn, rubber, tomatoes, A PCA report showed there
Mindanao reached 399,219 potatoes and other farm produce. were 32.75 million coconut trees
metric tons last year, up 9.01 per Fisheries and mining also play in the region as of the end of last
cent on 2006. major roles in its economic base. year but only 95 per cent of them
Farm gate prices increased Cruz said all of the region’s five were productive.
from an average P14.17/kg to provinces improved their copra Misamis Occidental had the
P20.28/kg, or an improvement production with Lanao del Norte largest number of productive
of 43.12 per cent, Philippine posting the highest output, from coconut trees (10.2 million),
Coconut Authority regional 122,476 metric tons to 137,893 followed by Misamis Oriental
manager Luis Cruz said. metric tons, up 12.59 per cent. (9.91 million), Lanao del Norte,
Mill gate prices rose from This was followed by Misamis (8.39 million), Camiguin, (1.79
P16.49/kg to P23.58/kg. Occidental (11.84 per cent), million) and Bukidnon (685,639).
Aside from coconuts, the Misamis Oriental (3.78 per cent), Again, the highest number
region is also a heavy producer Camiguin (2.01 per cent) and of non-productive trees was in
of pineapples, bananas, papaya, Bukidnon (1.29 per cent). Misamis Oriental.
Fortified bread from puree and inexpensive flour can be made from the wheat extract developed by scientists and food specialists more than 10 years ago.
Cheaper bread in puree-flour mix
Combination could lead to substantial savings for businesses in costly wheat imports
P
uree and flour derived from
The pieces of
squash developed by a unit of
the Department of Science and the bread were
Technology could be mixed with
wheat flour to make cheaper bread.
yellowish, but
The combination could help the
otherwise tasted
country save on costly imports of
wheat flour.
the same as bread
It also could help stabilize the price
of pandesal, in the wake of a possible
baked 100 per
supply crisis in wheat flour.
Pandesal is a popular breakfast
cent with wheat
bread among Filipinos,” The Manila
flour
Times reports.
Dr Mario Capanzanan, the director
Capanzanan said pandesal could be
of the Food and Nutrition Research
made to consist of 15 per cent squash
Institute, told reporters during a press
flour and 85 percent wheat flour, or 35
briefing that their agency developed
percent puree and 65 percent wheat
the flour in 2006 and the puree in the
flour.
late 1990s primarily as a food fortifier
He mentioned that a bakery in
to combat child malnutrition.
Subic, Zambales province, north of
In the wake of a supposedly global
Manila, is commercially producing
scarcity in wheat that in turn threat-
pandesal mixed with squash flour.
ens a flour shortage in the Philippines,
He added that the nutrition insti-
Capanzanan said, bakers could use the
tute is open to licensing agreements
puree-squash flour-wheat flour mix to
on the formulas for the puree and the
reduce the amounts of wheat flour for
flour, whose technologies are simple
their baking.
enough even for cottage-industry pro-
Besides saving money on wheat
ducers.
flour, he added, the bakers will be able
For the flour, the process would
to come up with more nutritious and
consist of slicing, drying, and pul-
Vitamin A-enriched products. Squash
verizing. For the puree, all it takes is
is said to be rich in Vitamin A.
crushing and mashing the squash.
During the press briefing, personnel
Assistant Secretary Carol Yorobe
from the nutrition institute distributed
of the Department of Science and
samples of pandesal made from the
Technology also told reporters that
non-traditional mix.
they would work with other agencies,
The pieces of the bread were yel-
such as the Department of Trade and
lowish, but otherwise tasted the same
Industry and Department of Interior
as bread baked 100 per cent with
and Local Government, in making the
wheat flour.
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