S&T support for wood-based industry
IN ORDER to provide the needed science and technology (S&T)
support to tree farming and wood-based industry in the Caraga Region, the
Philippine Industrial Tree Plantation...
Role of cooperatives in technology adaption
COOPERATIVES can play a vital role in
stimulating the adoption of technologies and improving the production of coffee
and buffalo, while science-based evidence is also important...
Enhancing R&D capabilities of HEIs
AT LEAST three research and development (R&D) centers on
tamarind, sweetpotato, and potato will be established under the Niche Centers
in the Regions for Research and...
Production of local tea
PRODUCTION of local herbal tea can be hampered
by insufficient intervention, including lack of promotion regarding the
benefits of various tea products.
This is aggravated by absence...
Commercialization of local technologies
THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is expected to
intensify the commercialization of different DOST-developed products and
technologies for 2020.
DOST Secretary Fortunato de la Peña...
Agribusiness Management
A TRAINING on agribusiness management, value
chain analysis, and leadership was recently conducted by the Philippine Council
for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development...
System for citrus planting materials
TO
ADDRESS the low production of citrus in the country, the Nueva Vizcaya State
University (NVSU) established a production system for citrus quality planting
materials (QPM) which...
Safeguarding PCSO’s integrity
THE
Philippines Charity Sweepstakes office (PCSO) says it welcomes the probe by the
Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) on ranking officials outside the
agency who were allegedly involved...
Global trends on tobacco use
FOR the first time, the World Health Organization (WHO) projects
that the number of men using tobacco is on the decline, indicating a powerful
shift in...
Bright results of soybean projects
PROJECTS on soybean production continue to
reap bright results following its first year of implementation.
This developed from the project’s “on-farm
field trials” which were conducted in...