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Isang test kit na mura, madali at magaang dalhin, at ‘sensitive’ sa pag-tukoy ng African Swine Fever (ASF) virus ang nadebelop na sinuportahan ng Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD).

Ang test kit na tinawag na ‘ASFv Nanogold Biosensor’ ay maaaring matukoy ang ASF virus mula sa mga ‘sample’ ng dugo ng baboy, ‘surface swab’ galing sa kulungan at mga kagamitan, delivery truck, tubig na

Publications in agriculture, aquatic, and natural resources (AANR) sector can now be accessed and downloaded online for free, through the efforts of two agencies of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

The eLibrary can be accessed via https://elibrary.pcaarrd.dost.gov.ph/.

The online library was established through a project of two DOST agencies: the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) and the Science and Technology Information Institute

Mas pinadali ang pagtukoy ng pananim na matamis at maasim na sampalok sa pamamagitan ng pagsusuri ng usbong ng bulaklak o flower buds. Ito ay base sa isang programang sinusuportahan ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST) na kasalukuyang isinasagawa ng Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU).

Base sa paunang pag-aaral ng PSAU, ang usbong ng bulaklak ng maasim na sampalok ay may mapulang bahagi samantalang wala ito sa matamis na barayti.

Iniulat ng PSAU ang dalawang barayti na may

The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology's (DOST-PCAARRD) program to support innovative agri-aqua startups gets a welcome boost with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) - DOST - Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) signing of a Joint Administrative Order (JAO).

The JAO aims to push for the attainment of the objectives of the Innovative Startup Act or Republic Act

Mataas ang posibilidad ng kontaminasyon sa proseso ng paggawa ng itlog na maalat sa pamamagitan ng paglulubog sa putik o ‘clay solution.’ Ang kontaminasyon ay nagreresulta sa pagkawala ng halumigmig o ‘moisture’ at mabilis na pagkabulok nito.

Mas magandang gamitin ang itlog ng itik kaysa sa itlog ng manok sa paggawa ng itlog na maalat dahil mas makapal ang balat nito at mas maganda ang katangian nito matapos ang prosesong pagpapaalat.

Upang masigurado ang kalidad ng itlog na maalat at maiwasan

A virtual training on internal quality auditing and reporting was conducted by the Policy Coordination and Monitoring Division (PCMD) on March 4-5, 2021.

PCMD is a division of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD).

A total of 30 regular PCAARRD staff, who are members of the Council’s pool of internal quality auditors (PIQA) and selected staff members recommended by their

A webinar held recently aimed to dispell fear and anxiety brought about by misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19 in the municipality of Los Baños in the province of Laguna.

Titled, “Addressing the COVID 19 Infodemic: Straight from the Experts,” the webinar held on March 30, 2021 was organized by the Los Baños Science Community Foundation, Inc. (LBSCFI). It was streamed live via the Foundation’s Facebook page.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), infodemic, a combination of

A team of researchers from the Department of Agriculture (DA) gets a funding support from the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) to develop strategies in controlling the sineguelas leaf beetle or SLB (Podontia quatuordecimpunctata (L.)) in Batangas City.

SLB is an emerging pest of sineguelas that devastated the fruit farms in San Miguel, Batangas City—the largest producer of

Did you know that high-blood glucose level or diabetes also occurs in fishes?

Aquatic organisms are considered diabetic as they cannot utilize dietary carbohydrates. This condition depends on the fish’s food consumption.

Carnivorous fishes, which are meat-eaters and generally require live foods, are on top of the list of diabetics.

Nile tilapia, which is considered omnivorous and moderately able to cope with high dietary carbohydrates, is found to benefit from low dosage (0.02%) of

An offshoot of the tilapia farming project in Laguna and Batangas that was initiated last year will now benefit families in Ilocos region.

The project, “Tilapia para sa pamayanan sa Amianan,” is an offshoot of the “Tilapia para sa Pamayanan” project funded and implemented by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) last year.

The success of the project in Laguna and Batangas areas

Project team members of the program, “Development of Appropriate Innovation Approaches in the Context of Selected Small Island Municipalities in Southern Luzon (Small Island Program)” bagged three recognition awards during the 23rd Founding Anniversary Celebration of the College of Public Affairs (CPAf) held in January this year.

The said program is funded by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and

Socio-Economic Research and Data Analytics Laboratory (SERDAL) project, which aims to enhance the country’s socio-economic capacity as well as provide technical assistance to other research sectors, was recently assessed.

The laboratory will provide access to facilities, equipment, and licensed software and journals, as well as conduct capacity-building initiatives designed to improve researchers’ skills in implementing socio-economic research. With efforts to make data collection and analysis more

The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) explores the possibility to link fruit farmers and food processing firms through the project, “Rapid Market Appraisal for Underutilized Fruits in the Philippines (RMA Fruits).”

To jumpstart this initiative, the project team members met with NutriAsia and the Philippines Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture (PPSA) on March 22, 2021.

The RMA

A program aiming for smarter agriculture expands its reach through information and communications technologies (ICTs) and online promotion of products and services.

The said program titled, “Smarter Approaches to Reinvigorate Agriculture as an Industry (SARAi) in the Philippines-Phase 2” is implemented by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), co-implemented by 12 other state universities and colleges (SUCs) nationwide, and funded by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and

The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD), through the Institution Development Division (IDD) and the Management Information Systems Division (MISD) held the “Training on Preparation and Packaging of Proposal Addressing the Industry Strategic S&T Plans and Programs (ISPs)” online from April 19-23 & 26-30, 2021.

The said training is a regular course offered by IDD, which has been