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Inorganisa ng National Network on Women in Fisheries in the Philippines, Inc. o WINFISH ang isang pulong na may titulong “Fisheries Women Entrepreneurs Forum” sa Amontay Beach Resort, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte. Ang pulong na ito ay naglayon na matugunan ang mga balakid sa ugnayan at pagtutugma (matching) ng mga nagpo-proseso ng buhay, ilado, at naproseso ng isda sa mga ‘exporters.’

Ang pulong ay may temang “Developing the Entrepreneurial Skills of SMEs for Enhanced Export Market of Live and

The Highland Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Consortium (HAARRDEC) conducted a series of techno-forums which highlighted selected agricultural commodities.

These commodities were featured during the celebration of the Farms and Industry Encounters through the Science and Technology Agenda (FIESTA).

FIESTA, a technology diffusion strategy, is conceptualized by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the

Nagsama-sama ang mga mananaliksik ng Nueva Viscaya State University sa isang programa upang tugunan ang mga problema sa industriya ng citrus sa Cagayan Valley.

Kabilang sa mga nasabing suliranin ang kakulangan sa lokal na ‘supply’ dulot ng sakit at peste at di maayos na pangangasiwa sa mga taniman, maliban sa iba pang mga dahilan.

Pinupunuan ang lokal na pangangailangan sa citrus ng pag-aangkat mula sa China, ngunit ito ay lubhang dumadaig sa lokal na industriya ng citrus hindi lamang sa

Nagsagawa ng ‘seminar’ kamakailan ang Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST) kaugnay ng pangangasiwa ng henetika para sa semilya ng bangus.

Ang seminar na isinagawa sa Golden Prince Hotel, Cebu City ay inorganisa ng Inland Aquatic Resources Research Division (IARRD) sa pakikipag-ugnayan sa Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Fisheries Office VII.

Layon ng seminar na

Los Baños, Laguna— A pioneering project that will explore the potential of bacteriophages as biopesticides for soft rot, a major disease of vegetables in the Philippines, was launched in an inception meeting at the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) recently.

Funded and monitored by DOST-PCAARRD, the project is led by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) in

The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) recently approved a project titled, “Field Verification of Natural Fungicide from Tasmannia piperita (Hook. F.) Miers against Alternaria brassicae of Lettuce and Phytophtora infestans of Tomato.”

In connection with the project, DOST-PCAARRD recently conducted an inception meeting and field monitoring visit for the newly approved project

A project led by the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PNRI) conducted confirmatory trials of carrageenan’s benefits on mungbean and peanut in Regions II, III, VII, and X.

Titled, “Multi-location Trials of Oligo-Carrageenan for Improved Productivity of Mungbean and Peanut in Regions II, III, VII, and X,” the project conducted both on-station and on-farm trials in major mungbean- and peanut- growing areas in the country including Isabela,

Mayroon nang simple, mura, ngunit tumpak na metro para sa pagsukat ng halumigmig ng butil ng kape. Ang ‘coffee moisture meter’ ay magagamit sa mga pinatuyong butil na may balat pa at berdeng butil na hindi pa naisasangag (parchment coffee at green coffee bean). Salamat sa isang proyekto na pinondohan ng Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD).

Sa pamamagitan ng nasabing kasangkapan, hindi na

Nirepaso ang mga proyekto sa ilalim ng ‘Industry Strategic S&T Program (ISP) para sa Abaca sa tanggapan ng Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) kamakailan.

Ang una sa mga nasabing proyekto ay may kinalaman sa makabagong pamamaraan ng pagsusuri sa mga haybrid ng abaka na nakapagbibigay ng mataas na ani ng hibla at may resistensya laban sa ‘bunchy top virus (BTV)’ sa mga piling lugar sa

CEBU CITY – Isang daan at apatnapung mananaliksik, siyentista, at mga kinatawan mula sa pribadong sektor ang dumalo kamakailan sa tatlong araw na pagpupulong kaugnay ng programa sa hortikultura para sa mga prutas at gulay. 

Ang nasabing programa ay mula sa pagtutulungan ng Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) at ng  Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD)....

Inilabas ng University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) Limnological Station ang isang ‘technical bulletin’ na may titulong “Biology of Knifefish (Chitala ornata) in Laguna de Bay.” Ang ‘technical bulletin na ito’ ay makatutulong sa mga mangingisda at sa publiko upang maunawaan ang biyolohiya, pag-uugali, at pagkilos ng knifefish.

Ang technical bulletin ay pinondohan ng Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development ng Department of Science and

The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Graduate Alumni Association (DPGAA) (formerly the PCARRD Scholars Association) held its 2017 Biennial Convention at the Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU), in Magalang, Pampanga last November 8-9, 2017.

With the theme, “Capacitating S&T leaders towards ASEAN Integration”, the convention aimed to strengthen partnership and collaboration among the

TAMPILISAN, Zamboanga del Norte – The De La Salle University (DLSU) recently discussed and demonstrated the use of the Surface Toughness Analyser for Rubber (STAR) during the turnover ceremony of the said device. 

STAR detects the presence of battery solution or sulfuric acid, a coagulant that lowers the quality of rubber cup lumps by absorbing water.

Maramag, BUKIDNON – A fern spore bank was recently established through the joint collaboration of Central Mindanao University (CMU) and the Natural Science Research Center (NSRC), under the project, “Spore bank establishment, propagation and conservation of selected Economically Important Ferns.”

The spore bank is located at the Spore and Tissue Culture Laboratory of NSRC in CMU – the sole institution to offer spore bank in the country.

With a goal to maintain spore availability and viability all

Muñoz, NUEVA ECIJA – The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) recently conducted a field visit to monitor and evaluate the Monitoring and Detection of Ecosystems Changes for Enhancing Resilience and Adaptation in the Philippines (MODECERA) project sites in Nueva Ecija implemented and monitored by Central Luzon State University (CLSU).

As PCAARRD’s Strategic S&T Plan Manager for