“SMAARRDEC needs to lead, not just in the generation of new knowledge, but also in R&D results utilization and technology transfer. After all, what is the value of scientific outputs if these are not used?”
This was the challenge of Dr. Melvin B. Carlos, Director of the Technology Transfer and Promotion Division of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD). He addressed this to the
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Dr. Danilo C. Cardenas (third from the left), Deputy Executive Director for Administration, Resource Management and Support Services (ARMSS), of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD), was honored by the Visayas Consortium for Agriculture, Aquatic and Resources Program (ViCAARP) for his valuable contributions to the consortium’s agri-aqua research and development
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Dr. Artemio M.Salazar, SARAI Project 2 Leader from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), as he presents the topic, “Real-time crop monitoring and forecasting under Project SARAI (Smarter Approaches to Reinvigorate Agriculture as an Industry in the Philippines) during the Southern Mindanao Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Consortium (SMAARRDEC) Farmers and Fisherfolks Forum at the Abreeza Ayala Mall in Davao City.
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BAYBAY CITY, Leyte─A Jackfruit processing plant for vacuum fried and dehydrated jackfruit has been inaugurated in simple ceremonies in this jackfruit town of Eastern Visayas.
The processing plant is an initiative of the local government of Baybay City in support of the local food processors who are composed mainly of women as agri-entrepreneurs.
Isang proyekto ng Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) at Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) sa pakikipagtulungan ng Bureau of Corrections (BUCOR) ang naisakatuparan sa mga preso ng San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm (SRPPF). Layon ng proyekto ang mabigyan ang mga preso ng teknikal na kaalaman at makapagsimula ng kanilang kabuhayan sa oras na sila ay lubos ng makalaya.
Sa ilalim ng
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Kapag panahon ng tag-ulan, malaki ang nagiging pagbabago sa dami ng produktong nagmumula sa dagat at sa kanilang presyo dahilan sa kakulangan ng ‘supply.’ Kabilang sa mga apektadong produkto ay ang pakain para sa mga palaisdaan.
Tinutugunan ng paggamit ng ‘microalgae paste’ ang suliraning ito kabilang ang iba pang problema na may kinalaman sa kakulangan ng ‘phytoplankton,’ ang likas na pagkain sa mga palaisdaan.
Ang microalgae paste ay itinuturing na potensyal na pakain sa mga semilya ng isda,
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Ang native pig ng bansa ngayon ay produkto ng di planadong paglalahi sa pagitan ng mga inaalagaang baboy na ligaw at mga bagong uri ng baboy. Mahalaga ang native pig sa mga kanayunan. Nakapagbibigay sila ng karagdagang kita, pagkain na may mataas na protina, at pakinabang na pang sosyo-kultural, partikular sa mga pagdiriwang at mga seremonya. Kilala rin ang native pig sa kakayahan nito na makaakma sa kondisyon sa lokal na kapaligiran, may mataas na resistensya laban sa sakit, at naiibang lasa ng
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Five projects under the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) Horticulture Program on Fruits and Vegetables were monitored recently to determine their results.
Conducted at the Visayas State University (VSU) and Barangay Kilim, Baybay City, Leyte, the monitoring was led by PCAARRD Acting Executive Director Dr.
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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) and the Cagayan Valley Agricultural and Aquatic Resources Research and Development (CVAARRD), together with other agencies, recently showcased their S&T accomplishments in the Regional Science and Technology Week (RSTW) in Cauayan City, Isabela.
Noong ika-apat ng Disyembre taong 2012, tinamaan ng bagyong Pablo ang Davao del Norte, Compostela Valley, at Davao Oriental. Nasalanta ang mga taniman ng saging, niyog, at iba pang mga importanteng tanim na tanging pinagkukuhanan ng kabuhayan ng mga magsasaka at mangingisda.
Technology mainstreaming is alive in the Philippines as fifteen researchers and technology transfer officers of different state colleges and universities (SCUs) pitched for their products and technologies in a demo day.
Held at the Makati-based Asian Institute of Management (AIM) on September 7, 2017, the activity served as the final defense and demo of the fellows trained under the Leaders in Innovation Fellowship (LIF) Programme.
The country’s technology transfer and commercialization efforts are in high spirits having drawn the much needed impetus from the passage of the Technology Transfer Act of 2009.
Serving as the state’s exemplar to facilitate the flow of government generated technologies from the laboratory to the market, the law has since then inspired numerous initiatives primarily from the state colleges and universities.
The Leaders in Innovation Fellowship (LIF) Programme lends an even stronger support,
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The Cotabato Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Consortium (CAARRDEC) hosted the training, “How to Get Key Decision-Makers to Say Yes to your Project Ideas” recently in General Santos City.
The training was initiated by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD).
Led by CARRDEC Consortium Director Lorna G. Valdez, the training involved 22 participants
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QUEZON CITY – The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) recently visited the laboratories and museums at the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD).
As part of the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the project, “Development of Strategies for Propagule and Shoot Production of Three Bamboo Species,” the Forestry and Environment Research Division (FERD) of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) recently conducted a two-day site visit in Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU) in Magalang, Pampanga.
