DOST-PCAARRD Technology Transfer and Promotion Division (TTPD) Director Noel A. Catibog and Ms. Lucy A. Lastimosa joined ISU President Ricmar P. Aquino and Agricom Best Foods President Mr. Samuel B. Cariño in the unveiling of Agricom Best Foods’ Food Processing Facility. (Image credit: Agricom Best Foods Corporation)
Agricom Best Foods unveiled its Food Processing Facility in San Mariano, Isabela on January 26, 2024.
The company is one of the first batch recipients of the Startup Grant Fund (SGF) program of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD).
It features the chevon processing technology, which is a product of a long series of research and development (R&D) of the Isabela State University (ISU) with DOST-PCAARRD support.
Its newly inaugurated Food Processing Facility is one of the outcomes of the SGF project, “Establishment of Food Processing Facility for Sustainable Commercialization Chevon-based Technologies.”
Startup companies like Agricom Best Foods are instrumental in shaping the future of agriculture by introducing innovative solutions, fostering sustainability, and addressing the challenges faced by the food industry.
From left to right: Agricom Best Foods President Samuel B. Cariño, Agricom Best Foods Vice President Eugene T. Gabriel, ISU President Ricmar P. Aquino, ISU Project Leader Jonathan N. Nayga, and DOST-PCAARRD TTPD Dir. Noel A. Catibog (Image credit: Agricom Best Foods Corporation)
The inauguration ceremony convened officials of DOST-PCAARRD, Agricom Best Foods, ISU, DOST Region 2, and the local government of Isabela. DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director Reynaldo V. Ebora, through DOST-PCAARRD Technology Transfer and Promotion Division (TTPD) Director Noel A. Catibog, expressed his support to the startup company and its project with the Council. Likewise, ISU President Ricmar P. Aquino; San Mariano, Isabela City Mayor Edgar T. Go, represented by SB Marivic Sumisim; and Agricom Best Foods President Samuel B. Cariño and Vice President Eugene T. Gabriel delivered their messages to the attendees.
Today, the facility houses chevlamb ‘kilawin,’ ‘adobo,’ and other goat meat products. The team envisions more food innovations for the residents of Isabela through the Agricom Best Foods Corporation.
Some of the chevon product lines available at the Agricom Best Foods. (Image credit: DOST-PCAARRD)