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Miss Pacita “Chit” Juan keynotes coffee FIESTA.LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – “Cordillera is one of the regions that will really contribute to the saving of the (country’s) coffee industry”, Philippine Coffee Board Co-Chair Pacita U. Juan said in her keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the first-ever Cordillera Coffee FIESTA held recently at the Benguet State University (BSU) Gymnasium.

Arachis pintoi.It looks like peanut but it’s not. This is Arachis pintoi a landscaper’s favorite  for home gardens and landscapes of institutions, theme parks, botanical gardens, golf courses, roadsides, resorts, pathways, and many more.

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) intellectual property (IP) policy is now being crafted to operationalize the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 10055 or the Philippine Technology Transfer Act of 2009.Members of the Subcommittee on DOST as GFA discuss the outputs of the workshop. (Photo by Victor Oro, S&T Media Service)

INDANG, Cavite ─ A farmers’ training on the package of technology (POT) of tissue- cultured lakatan banana production was held on July 25 at the Cavite State University (CvSU).

The farmer-cooperators together with PCAARRD and its project partners: OPA-Cavite, LGUs/MAOs,CvSU-STARRDEC and CMGI, during the closing of the training for the Community-Based STBF Lakatan Production Project in Cavite.

Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Mario G. Montejo considers the Los Baños Science Community Foundation, Inc. (LBSCFI) as a special partner of the Department.DOST Assistant Secretary for Technology Transfer Ma. Lourdes P. Orijola represents DOST Secretary Mario G. Montejo at the 2012 LBSCFI-NSTW opening ceremonies held on July 18 at the Baker Hall in UPLB. (Photo by Leah Lyn Domingo, SEARCA)

The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) announces the change in its web address.  From www.pcarrd.dost.gov.ph, the Council’s web portal can now be accessed as www.pcaarrd.dost.gov.ph.

Magsasaka Siyentista (MS) Edita A. Dacuycuy, hailed as the “dragon fruit lady of the north”, once again shares her formula for success.

MS Dacuycuy shares with the participants the different S&T  interventions she applied in her STBF farm at Burgos, Ilocos Norte.

The catfish.The hito is a favorite food among the Filipinos because of its tender and delicious meat. Scientifically called Clarias macrocephalus, this freshwater species is native to the Philippines.

MS Gelises Ladores and his STBF on off-season tomato.Despite the onslaught of typhoons and high rainfall, Magsasaka Siyentista (MS) Gelises Ladores was able to harvest a considerable yield of tomatoes from his Science and Technology-based Farm (STBF) on off-season tomato production.

PCAARRD Executive Director Dr. Patricio S. Faylon (left) with Ambassador Bill Tweddell.“I am glad to be here with a dynamic organization and the best of the Australian alumni associations in the country”.

From left: MIRDC’s Engr. Agustin Fudolig, PCIEERD’s Engr. Raul Sabularse, DOST Assistant Secretary for Technology Transfer Ma. Lourdes P. Orijola, PES’ Bernie Justimbaste, and the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development’s Dr. Albert P. Aquino who moderated the discussions.PASAY CITY ─  The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Working Group (TWG) on Intellectual Property (IP) Policy Formulation recently met  at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel.

Participants in action.Thirty-one researchers from the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development’s (PCAARRD) network of implementers in Luzon trained on “Incorporating a business perspective to researches in agriculture, aquatic and natural resources”.

DAVAO CITY ─ Farmers, researchers, students, government officials, and local executives from all over Region 11 gathered here for a four-day affair starting with the silver anniversary celebration of the Southern Mindanao Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Consortium (SMARRDEC).

During the ribbon cutting ceremony. (L-R) Cong. Angelo B. Palmones of AGHAM Party-list, Dr. Patricio S. Faylon of PCAARRD, and Dr. Marco E. Montaño of UP-MSI.An exhibit themed “From the sea to our homes: The seaweed industry contributes to sustainable development and the Philippine economy” was recently held at the North Wing Lobby of the House of Representatives in Batasan Hills, Quezon City.

The seminar’s audience, composed of PCAARRD and DOST scholars and government employees near and around Los Baños, participate in the open forum.The Philippine Council for Agriculture. Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), in coordination with the Department of Science and  Technology–Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (DOST-JSPS), recently sponsored a seminar on environment conservation and awareness.