The Juan Amplification (JAmp) Detection Kit placed second in the Creative Research Category (Likha Award) of the National Invention Contest and Exhibits (NICE).
Developed by the University of Santo Tomas (UST), the technology is a novel way of detecting white spot syndrome virus, which causes large economic losses in shrimp farms.
The technology is an output of the project, Development of a Practical Heat Block Apparatus for Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Based Detection of
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Three researchers from the inland aquatic sector were given the title of Scientist in a ceremony held on July 2016 at the UP NISMED Auditorium, Diliman, Quezon City.
Dr. Rex Ferdinand M. Traifalgar, Ph.D. Fisheries Science (Nutritional Immunology) graduate from Kagoshima University, Japan, and Associate Professor 4 at the University of the Philippines (UP) Visayas in Miagao, Iloilo, was conferred the title of Scientist I by the UP System.
Tatlong mananaliksik sa larangan ng inland aquatic resources ang ginawaran ng titulong Scientist ng UP System sa seremonya na ginanap kamakailan sa UP NISMED Auditorium, Diliman, Quezon City.
Ginawaran ng titulong Scientist l si Dr. Rex Ferdinand M. Traifalgar, Associate Professor 4 sa University of the Philippines (UP) Visayas, Miagao, Iloilo.
Si Dr. Traifalgar ay may doctoral degree sa Fisheries Science (Nutritional Immunology) at nagtapos sa Kagoshima University, Japan.
Kabilang sa mga
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Isang hands-on seminar ang idinaos kamakailan kaugnay ng pagsisikap ng bansa na labanan ang Vascular Streak Dieback (VSD), isang sakit ng kakaw.
Nadiskubre ang VSD sa mga bansa na nagtatanim ng cacao sa South at Southeast Asia, at Papua New Guinea. Itinuturing itong isang malaking suliranin sa malalaking komersiyal na taniman sa West Malaysia at Sabah. Laganap ito sa Indonesia, kabilang na ang mga taniman sa East at West Java.
Naiulat din ang nasabing sakit sa timugan ng Thailand, Burma,
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The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD), through its Technology Transfer and Promotion Division (TTPD), has partnered with private and public agencies in the areas of environmental protection and technology commercialization.
These partnerships have been formalized through memorandum of agreements during the 2016 National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) held from July 25 to 29,
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Lumagda sa ilang mga kasunduan ang Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD), kaugnay ng pangangalaga sa kapaligiran at pagsasalin ng mga teknolohiya sa tulong ng mga tanggapan ng pamahalaan at ng pribadong sektor.
Ang mga nasabing kasunduan ay pormal na nilagdaan kamakailan kaugnay ng pagdiriwang ng 2016 National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) sa DOST-PCAARRD complex.
Sa isa sa mga kasunduan,
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6th PhilRAA General Assembly (GA) and Convention:
“Technology transmission to community transformation”
September 29-30, 2016
DOST-PCAARRD Innovation and Technology Center (DPITC), Los Baños, Laguna
RATIONALE AND BACKGROUND
The Philippines and South Korea have long been strong partners in research and development (R&D). Agricultural R&D administrators from both countries have become committed to be partners in R&D to boost their agricultural economies. Since 1995, the Philippines, through the
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A coral mapping project conducted in November 2015 detailed underwater surveys and mapping in the shallow euphotic reefs and deep mesophotic reefs of Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro.
Euphotic reef communities are found at 1–30 m depth and have been extensively surveyed by many marine researchers and conservation managers using conventional survey methods.
DAVAO CITY-- All roads led to the 18th Davao Agri Trade Expo (DATE), an annual flagship event and the largest and longest trade expo in Mindanao.
Geared towards the development of the agriculture industry in Davao Region, the three-day event was held on September 22-24 at SMX Convention Center, SM Lanang Premier.
DATE 2016 featured Mindanao’s golden crops and is packaged to cover the basic aspects of successful agriculture extending beyond production to cover financing, processing, marketing, and
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Mr. Dante Muyco Jr. (left photo), Marketing Director of Chokolate de San Isidro, explained the many opportunities in the value chain of the cacao industry for the country’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) during the Davao Agri Trade Expo (DATE) Symposium at SMX Lanang in Davao City, which was held on September 22-24, 2016. Muyco encouraged the MSME to share in making the Philippines a key player in the international market for cacao products and avail of its many opportunities in
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The enhancement of the potential of the native chicken industry is being showcased at the Davao Agri Trade Expo (DATE), among other exhibits, through the Western Mindanao Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Consortium (WESMAARRDEC).
Geared towards the development of the agriculture industry in Davao Region, the three-day event will be held on September 22-24 at SMX SM Lanang Premier, Davao City.
DATE 2016 features Mindanao’s golden crops and is packaged to cover
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The technology developed from the study Varietal Integrity of Promising Rubber Clones through DNA Fingerprinting joins this year’s Davao Agri Trade Expo (DATE) after having won the National Symposium on Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (NSAARRD) as best research paper recently.
Conducted by the University of Southern Mindanao (USM), a member of the Cotabato Agriculture Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Consortium (CAARRDEC), the DNA
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Dr. Edwin C.Villar, Deputy Executive Director for Research and Development of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) presents the different science and technology initiatives that the Council has funded and were developed by its partner agencies for the benefit of the country’s agriculture and aquatic sectors. Among these technologies are those on irradiated carrageenan, which can increase
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DAVAO CITY--Joining this year’s Davao Agriculture Trade Expo (DATE), the Western Mindanao Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Consortium (WESMAARRDEC) banners one of its most notable exploits for the sardine industry.
WESMAARRDEC’s effort and that of its member agencies provide support to the goal of improving the supply chain of sardines in selected regions of the country.
The joint effort primarily addresses the decline in sardine’s production, coupled with
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DAVAO CITY- True to its status as an agri-business, marine and aquatic institution, a school in Southern Philippines has explored one of the many benefits of seaweed by converting it to an organic foliar fertilizer.
Developed by the Southern Philippines Agri-Business and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology (SPAMAST), the fertilizer is derived from the drippings of Kappaphycus alvarezii, a species of red alga.
Kappaphycus Drippings or KD Foliar Fertilizer, which is 100% organic, has proven to
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