The DOST-PCAARRD National Agri-Aqua Technology Business Incubation (ATBI) program launched its new initiatives last June 23-24, 2021 via Facebook Live and Zoom.
These initiatives are the: Real-Time Monitoring System (RTMS) or the ATBI website; launch of the Agri-Aqua Business Incubation Network of the Philippines Inc. (AABINPhil, Inc.); presentation of the official audio-visual presentations (AVPs) of the ATBIs; and introduction of the ATBI celebrity ambassador, Mr. Piolo N. Pascual.
A webinar series aimed to gather insights from the resin tapping communities on the concurring issues and problems faced by the Philippine almaciga resin industry was held via Zoom and Facebook Live on June 15 and 17, 2021.
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) partnered with the University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Forestry and Natural Resources (UPLB-CFNR) and the
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Beneficiaries in the National Capital Region (NCR) will share their experiences and the impacts of the “Gulayan sa Pamayanan” project in their lives.
These testimonies will be aired live through a Virtual Presser on August 25, 2021,10:00 - 11:30 AM via the Facebook page of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD).
This virtual presser is themed, “GULAYAN SA PAMAYANAN - Urban Gardening:
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A total of 19 communities and 345 families benefit from Gulayan sa Pamayanan, an urban gardening project led and organized by two Department of Science and Technology (DOST) agencies: the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) and DOST-National Capital Region (DOST-NCR).
This was shared during the Gulayan sa Pamayanan virtual presser themed, “Urban Gardening: Sharing of Experiences and Impacts from the Beneficiaries,” held on August
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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 Socio-Economic Research and Data Analytics Centers (SERDAC) in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao conducted four batches of trainings on strengthening policy analysis and advocacy from May to July 2021.
The “Training-Workshop on Strengthening Policy Analysis in the Regions” aimed to enhance the knowledge and skills of the regional consortia and
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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) concluded its three-week long conduct of ISO 9001:2015 internal quality audit (IQA), which officially opened on June 28, 2021 and ended on July 16, 2021.
The IQA was held in preparation for the upcoming ISO 9001:2015 re-certification audit to be conducted by SOCOTEC Certification International Philippines, Inc. formerly AJA Registrars, Inc. on August
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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) sees biotechnology as one of the means to achieve food safety and food security.
With this, the Council co-organized the “Virtual Regional Workshop on Investment in Modern Agricultural Biotechnology and its Socio-economic Impact on Livelihoods of Farmers in Asia Pacific,” with the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions
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Ilocos Region’s local agri-food products, developed through research and development (R&D) of state colleges and universities (SUCs) in the region, were virtually pitched by trained technology transfer officers to potential investors and industry partners.
Potential investors and industry partners from various private food companies and local government officers such as Ilocos Norte Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Provincial Director, Dr. Rosario Q. Qoudala and Ilocos Norte Trade and
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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) commits to contribute disaster risk reduction (DRR) and management and post-disaster community rehabilitation and reinforcement in the country.
With this commitment, the Council promotes the wider implementation of PCAARRD’s S&T Action Frontline for Emergencies and Hazards (SAFE) Program as well as the Inclusive Science for Livelihood in
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The Technology Transfer and Promotion Division (TTPD) of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) held its review and sustainability planning workshop for the program, “Support to the University's Strategies in Technology Acceleration Initiatives by Nurturing the Intellectual Property and Technology Business Management Offices of the Consortia Member Agencies or SUSTAIN IP-TBM Batch
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New normal economic and business opportunities were recently tackled in the webinar, “Future Proof CEM: Harnessing Business and Economic Opportunities in the New Normal.”
The webinar was organized by the College of Economics and Management of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (CEM-UPLB) in partnership with the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD). It was held on July 27,
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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 European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) Northern Mindanao support the government’s call to strengthen the promotion of commercializing bamboo.
To tap the potential of the local bamboo industry, ECCP, in partnership with DOST-PCAARRD, held its final webinar installment in the Bamboo series, “Untapped Green Sector:
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With funding from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), University of Southern Mindanao (USM) launched the Cacao R&D Center on August 27, 2021, as part of the Niche Centers in the Regions for R&D (NICER) program.
The NICER Program, under the DOST’s Science for Change Program, aims to improve regional research in higher education institutions (HEIs) and therefore creates equal research and development capabilities in every region of the country.
The Cacao R&D Center is expected to
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In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a call for sustainable and functional fabrics that will serve as protection for Filipinos against the disease.
To address this, the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) recently launched the project, “Community-Level Textile Raw Material Integration towards Self-sufficient Philippine Textiles Manufacturing of PROTex (Protective
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A new project will design a detection system to differentiate the susceptible varieties from resistant local varieties of coffee to pests and diseases.
The said project, “Development of a Detection System for Pest and Disease Resistance in Philippine Coffee Varieties,” will be led by Dr. Ernelea P. Cao of the Institute of Biology, University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD). It is funded by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the
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