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As part of the commemoration of Jose Rizal’s 125th death anniversary, the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) conducted a virtual scientific conference featuring the life and works of our national hero as a naturalist.

Since its inception in 1975, the Balik Scientist Program (BSP) has addressed brain drain and enhanced the scientific and technological human resources in the country by encouraging Filipino scientists, technologists, and innovation experts abroad to return and share their knowledge and expertise in the country. This has provided benefits and support for collaborations between Balik Scientists and local scientists working in host institutions.

AgriApp 2022 will soon be held via Zoom and Facebook Live on March 4-5, 2022. AgriApp 2022 is an international workshop on applied computing in agriculture, which seeks to provide an avenue for demonstrating ways on how artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, remote sensing, and other applied computing fields contribute to the development of data-driven agricultural technologies.

The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation (MOU+C) with the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) and the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) on February 10, 2022 for the project, “DOST-PCAARRD Agri-Aqua Innovation Challenge.”

Cavite State University (CvSU) and Casa-Bella Farm recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for a project that will demonstrate the integrated diversified farming system (IDFS).

The project, “Establishment of Off-Campus Integrated Diversified Farming System (IDFS) Demonstration, Production, and Experimental Areas,” being implemented by CvSU is funded by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and

Implemented by the Cagayan State University (CSU), the pilot-testing of three locally developed peanut-postharvest mechanization and bulk storage technologies was finally completed in selected provinces in Regions I, VI, and X.

This was through the funding support of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD).

Food safety and the value of provenance are growing concerns for the cacao sector, as in other food industries. Consumers are getting increasingly interested in learning more about cacao and its products' traceability or the access to all information from production in the farm to public consumption. Besides food safety, other issues such as food fraud, employment of minors, and sustainability put more pressure on developing a traceability system.

The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) continues to intensify its technology commercialization initiatives through the program, “Regional Agri-Aqua Innovation System Enhancement (RAISE) Program.”

The Council recently met with the program’s 53 participating state universities and colleges (SUCs) and Research and Development Institute (RDIs) to discuss the program activities and items

DOST Secretary Fortunato T. de la Peña visited the vegetable production project of the Department of Science and Technology Regional Office IV-A (DOST IV-A - CALABARZON) and DOST-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) at the Bukid Kabataan Center in General Trias, Cavite.

Officials of the Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) discussed with the officials of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) on March 14, 2022 the harmonization and complementation of research for development programs, projects, and activities of both institutions.

Improved banana production and reduced cost of disease control were achieved using the Remote Online Surveillance for Banana (ROSANNA) mobile application.

Developed by the University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP), the ROSANNA app is a mobile agricultural disease surveillance system capable of gathering and disseminating disease-related information at a banana farm level. It allows farm managers and field workers to monitor near real-time disease prevalence in the field.

Preliminary reports of a government project have shown increased yields of garlic and initial development of a black garlic processing machine and black garlic-based value-added products.

These were the recent accomplishments of the Garlic and Other Agri-Food Condiments R&D Center under the Niche Centers in the Regions for Research and Development (NICER) Program at the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU). The program is funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and is being

The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) will conduct the 4th Intellectual Property (IP) Master Class with 108 trainees from 54 State University and Colleges (SUCs) and Research and Development Institutes (RDIs).

Ang paggamit ng zinc solubilizing inoculant sa mga sakahan na may kakulangan sa elementong zinc ay makapagpapataas ng ani ng palay, mula 1.5 hanggang 2 tonelada bawat ektarya (t/ha) na maaaring umabot sa 4.5 t/ha kabuuang ani. Ang inoculant ay maaari ding makapagdagdag ng 10 porsyento (%) sa ani ng mais.

Ang zinc solubilizing inoculant ay isang mura at maasahang alternatibo sa ‘nitrogen’ at zinc na abono dahil ito ay nagkakahalaga ng 10% lamang ng karaniwang presyo ng ‘commercial’ na abono sa

Over two million cuttings ofsweetpotato clean planting materials (SP-CPM) were produced and distributed tosweetpotato farmers in Central Luzon. The distribution wascoupled with training onsustainable production. 

This is among the many accomplishments showcased by the Sweetpotato R&D Center under the Niche Centers in the Regions for R&D (NICER) Program funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The said NICER program has three project components implemented by the Tarlac