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BATASAN HILLS, Quezon City ─ Science and Technology (S&T) perked up an otherwise typical legislative week in Congress via a special exhibit dubbed “PCAARRD’s Technology Dissemination Program: Hastening countryside development through technology transfer”.

ECHAGUE, Isabela ─ Banana, goat and peanut-based enterprises promise a better life for the farmers of the Cagayan Valley. To promote these enterprises and  technologies on the three commodities, the Cagayan Valley Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Consortium (CVARRD) hosted “Rambakan sa lambak: Celebrating the bounties of Region II” on February 23─24 at the Isabela State University. 

The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Governing Council (PCAARRD GC) approved a project that promises to decrease the fiber content of copra meal and improve its crude protein content up to 42 percent.

To restore the shrimp industry’s status as one of the country’s top dollar earners, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) released an initial grant of P18.1 million for the program "Integrated and Sustainable Development Program for the Shrimp Industry". 

At the 5th National Goat and Sheep Congress and Trade Fair held recently, partner researchers of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) shared the outputs of their research and development (R&D) works.

Ang Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) ay nakipagtulungan sa iba’t-ibang ahensiya, kabilang ang pribadong sector tungo sa pagpapaunlad ng produksyon ng saging sa bansa. 

A Fil-Am senior scientist of the Cryospheric Sciences Laboratory of the Earth Sciences Directorate of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Goddard Space Flight Center Space will serve as resource speaker at the 4th National Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Resources Extension Symposium on May 2─5 at the Aklan State University in Banga, Aklan.

An effective technology transfer is crucial to an improved agricultural production.

GUIMARAS ─ The “Manggahan Festival”, held from April 16 to 22, added the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development’s (PCAARRD) FIESTA as its latest attraction to its yearly celebration.

It’s the season for this delectable fruit, touted as the sweetest in the world. Aside from being sweet, it is best known for its yellow-orange and succulent flesh, which is a temptation that is too hard to resist even among diabetics. This is the Philippine mango.

Project reviewers commended the swine respiratory project, “Improved investigation, diagnosis and technical support for the control of respiratory diseases of pigs in the Philippines and Australia (AH/2009/022)” for its first accomplishments in the first year of project implementation.

Nothing can make an alma mater prouder than to have an alumnus who has reaped the seeds that the institution has sown.

The Philippines is working to sustainably increase productivity and resilience (adaptation), and reduce/remove greenhouse gases (mitigation) while enhancing the achievement of national food security and development goals. Thus shared Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) Executive Director Patricio S. Faylon at the international workshop “Climate Smart Agriculture in Asia: R&D Priorities” held in Bangkok, Thailand.

The long-standing partnership in research and development (R&D) between the Philippines and Australia received a boost with the visit of Ambassador Bill Tweddell and his wife Chris to the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) on April 26.

The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) collaborated with several private organizations towards ensuring greater productivity in banana production.