WESMAARRDEC

Western Mindanao Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Consortium (WESMAARRDEC)

Establishment and Membership
Twenty years ago, a group of 12 government agencies in Region 9 entered into an agreement to jointly undertake the establishment and management of the regional sectoral research and development consortium for Western Mindanao. This group was named as Western Mindanao Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Consortium (WESMARRDEC) with the Department of Agriculture IX (DA-IX) as host agency from 1987-1996. The stewardship of the consortium was passed-on to Philippine Coconut Authority-Zamboanga Research Center (PCA-ZRC) on March 01, 1996. Four years after, Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) hosted the consortium up to the present.

For more than 28 years of existence, WESMAARRDEC with its 23 – member agencies have gone a long way in coordinating regional research, development and extension activities from planning, monitoring, evaluating priority programs and related activities, coordinating Research and Development endeavors and providing the AANR sectors in Western Mindanao ready access to appropriate technologies for increased productivity and sustainable development. Likewise, it has developed strategies for the implementation of a dynamic system of research and development and extension management attuned to the development in the region to maximize the generation, verification, exchange and use of research results and information to support regional as well as national development.

In 2015, WESMARRDEC was renamed WESMAARRDEC as the result of unification of Aquatic and Agriculture R&D Institutions into the consortium structure.

17 Research and Development Institutes
6 Non-Research and Development Institute

Vision, Mission, Objectives

Vision

An innovatively competitive enterprising leader in a sustainable and harmonious multi-culturally inspired Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources (AANR) sectors of Western Mindanao with social responsibility and strong industry linkages.

Mission

To serve as the regional venue for the planning and evaluation & coordination of RDE endeavors and empower Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources (AANR) sectors in Western Mindanao and provide access to appropriate technologies for increased productivity and sustainable development.

Goals

To identify location-specific strategies for research and development and technology transfer programs on priority commodities of Western Mindanao
To create opportunities for the establishment of community partnerships and Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources (AANR) – Industry linkage engagements
To advocate policy reforms that fosters sustainable and profitable resource utilization.
To capacitate the human resource capital of the consortium.

Organizational Structure

Regional Priority Commodities

List of Ongoing PCAARRD-funded projects (as of February 2024)

PROJECT TITLE	IMPLEMENTING AGENCY
Evaluation of Promising Rubber Clone as Clonal Rootstocks	Department of Agriculture - Regional Field Office IX (DA - RFO IX)
Management of White Root Rot (Rigidoporous lignosus) Using Endophytic Fungi from the Roots of Healthy Rubber Tree	Department of Agriculture - Regional Field Office IX (DA - RFO IX)
Project 1-B. Establishment of the Intellectual Property and Technology Business Management (IP-TBM) in J.H. Cerilles State through the RAISE program	Josefina H. Cerilles State College (JHCSC)
Establishment of Foundation Breeding Herd of ZAMPEN Native Pig	Josefina H. Cerilles State College (JHCSC)
Project 1-C. Enhancement of the Intellectual Property and Technology Business Management (IP-TBM) in Jose Rizal Memorial State University through the RAISE program	Jose Rizal Memorial State University (JRMSU)
Project 1-D. Establishment of the Intellectual Property and Technology Business Management (IP-TBM) in Philippine Rubber Research Institute through the RAISE program	Philippine Rubber Research Institute (PRRI)
Development of an Efficient Rubber Tapping Devices for the Improvement of Rubber Latex Harvesting	Philippine Rubber Research Institute (PRRI)
Enhanced Regional Collaborative Program in Zamboanga Peninsula	Western Mindanao State University (WMSU)
Project 1. Establishing ZamPen Native Chicken Meat and Egg Lines (NICER Native Chicken R&D Center (Phase II)	Western Mindanao State University (WMSU)
Project 2: Free Fatty Acid and Amino Acid Profile of ZamPen Native Chickens Compared with Commercial Broiler Chickens (NICER Native Chicken R&D Center (Phase II)	Western Mindanao State University (WMSU)
Project 3: Assessment of Biosafety and Biosecurity Practices of ZamPen Native Chicken Farms in region 9 (NICER Native Chicken R&D Center (Phase II)	Western Mindanao State University (WMSU)
Project 4: Product Innovation, Packaging, Nutritive Value Assessment, and promotion of ZamPen Native Chicken Products (NICER Native Chicken R&D Center (Phase II)	Western Mindanao State University (WMSU)
Project 1-A. Enhancement of the Intellectual Property and Technology Business Management (IP-TBM) in Western Mindanao State University through the RAISE program (RAISE Program in Western Mindanao)	Western Mindanao State University (WMSU)
Project 2. Establishment of Regional Agri-business Hub (ABH) in Western Mindanao through the RAISE program (RAISE Program in Western Mindanao)	Western Mindanao State University (WMSU)
Project 3-A. Enhancement of the Agri-Aqua Technology Business Incubator in Western Mindanao State University through the RAISE program (RAISE Program in Western Mindanao)	Western Mindanao State University (WMSU)
Project 4. Establishment of Regional Knowledge Management (KM) Hub in Western Mindanao through the RAISE program	Western Mindanao State University (WMSU)
Development of Forage-Targeted Starter Culture for Ensiling of Forage Feeds for Native Chickens and Ducks	Western Mindanao State University (WMSU)
Improvement of WMSU NICER Laboratory for Feed Chemical Analysis	Western Mindanao State University (WMSU)
Improvement of the ICT Infrastructure of WESMAARRDEC and Provision of ICT Equipment and Internet Connectivity for the Selected Consortium Member Institutions	Western Mindanao State University (WMSU)
Establishment of Foundation Breeding Herd of ZAMPEN Native Pig	Western Mindanao State University (WMSU)
Sustaining Collaboration in RDE Project Implementation and Monitoring and Evaluation of AANR Activities in Region IX	Western Mindanao State University (WMSU)
Upgrading of the R&D Facilities of the DOST-PCAARRD-WMSU Agri-Aqua Technology Business Incubator	Western Mindanao State University (WMSU)
Improvement of Satellite Socio-Economic Research and Data Analytic Centers (SERDAC)	Western Mindanao State University (WMSU)
Technical Assistance for Barangay Advancement and Nutritional Growth (TABANG) in Sinunuc	Western Mindanao State University (WMSU)
Project 1-E. Enhancement of the Intellectual Property and Technology Business Management (IP-TBM) in Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology	Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology (ZSCMST)

Consortium Member Institutions (CMIs)

Contact Information

	Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development www.pcaarrd.dost.gov.ph		Department of Science and Technology Regional Office IX https://region9.dost.gov.ph/
	Department of Agriculture - Regional Field Office IX (DA-RFO IX) https://www.facebook.com/DAZamPen/		Western Mindanao State University https://wmsu.edu.ph/
	National Economic and Development Authority IX https://nro9.neda.gov.ph/		Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology http://zscmst.edu.ph/
	Agriculture – Bureau of Agricultural Research https://www.bar.gov.ph/		Jose Rizal Memorial State University (JRMSU) - Katipunan Campus http://jrmsu.edu.ph/
	Jose Rizal Memorial State University – Tampilisan http://jrmsu.edu.ph/		Department of Agriculture – Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority IX
	JH Cerilles State College Main https://jhcsc.edu.ph/		Philippine Coconut Authority-Zamboanga Research Center (PCA-ZRC)
	Agricultural Training Institute - Regional Training Center IX https://www.facebook.com/atirtcix		Department of Trade and Industry IX https://www.dti.gov.ph/regions/region-9/
	Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources IX https://region9.bfar.da.gov.ph/		Philippine Rubber Research Institute http://prri.da.gov.ph/
	Mindanao State University – Buug https://msubuug.edu.ph/		Mindanao State University –Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography http://beta.msutawi-tawi.edu.ph/
	Basilan State College https://bassc.edu.ph/basc/		Jose Rizal Memorial State University – Dapitan http://jrmsu.edu.ph/
	Office of the City Agriculturist – Zamboanga City http://www.zamboangacity.gov.ph/cityagriculture/		Sulu State College (SSC) http://www.sulustatecollege.edu.ph/
	Tawi-Tawi Regional Agricultural College (TRAC) http://www.sulustatecollege.edu.ph/

Office Address:	Ground Floor, University Library, Western Mindanao State University, Normal Road, Baliwasan 7000 Zamboanga City, Philippines
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Phone:	(062) 991-5087 / (062) 955-8298
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/WESMAARRDEC/