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The project will demonstrate the convergence of technology transfer modalities using the supply and value chain improvement approach in multi-locations, focusing on building community-based sweetpotato production enterprises and improving the operations of Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) for sweetpotato food resiliency in the new normal.
The project focuses on both the production and processing of sweetpotato (SP). For the production, more advanced technological interventions will be introduced in the locale by innovating the traditional method of planting to turn low harvests into higher yields. To achieve the desired goal of increasing the productivity from 4 tons/ha to 8 tons/ha, the …
The project aimed to cultivate high-yielding varieties of camote, specifically the NSIC Sp 30, gabi the Iniito of VG2, and the indigenous Morondon gabi variety. The project will establish three demo farms for camote, three demo farms for gabi Iniito variety, and one demo farm for gabi Morondon with a total land area of 3.5 …
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Then Leyte and Samar were devastated by super-typhoon Yolanda, which left agriculture in disarray. Developments in the aftermath of Yolanda brought sweetpotato as a significant crop intervention for food security, livelihoods, community resilience, and agriculture rehabilitation program in the coconut and rainfed areas. International and six local agencies (e.g., FAO, OXFAM, Red Cross, Catholic Relief …
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The business launching and product exhibit of the S&T-based Sweetpotato Value Chain Development for Food in Tarlac, Albay, Leyte, and Samar Program was conducted during the 1st Magayon Bicol Agri-Expo held at Albay Farmers’ Bounty (AFB) Village in 2018. The activity aimed to introduce newly developed sweetpotato-based products to consumers and potential investors/traders, which is …
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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) launched the NICER Program in 2017 to improve regional research in higher education institutions (HEIs) and create equal research and development capabilities in every country region. The said centers will enable the provinces of Pampanga, Tarlac, and Benguet to become the center of R&D for tamarind, sweetpotato, and …
The sweetpotato industry in Central Luzon, Bicol, and the Visayas is expected to be further boosted through a project led by the Philrootcrops of the Visayas State University (VSU) titled, “Enhancing the Development of Sweetpotato Food Value Chains in Central Luzon, Albay, Leyte, and Samar, and Linkaging with Related Industries Phase 2”. The project aims …
The project aimed to elevate the socio-economic status of abaca farmers in the CEST communities in Sogod, Southern Leyte by making available to the farmers new technologies on the rehabilitation of abaca and by enhancing the active participation of and empowering the communities particularly, the LGU and local organizations in promoting the application of the …
With the abaca stripping machine, four persons can harvest one hectare of abaca plantation in 7-8 days. It weighs only 93 kg and can be dismantled and carried in areas not accessible by transportation. It can strip native abaca varieties by replacing stripping blades for variable quality, recovery, and output. The Abaca Coalition witnessed the …
The project titled “Mapping the Distribution of Abaca Bunchy Top in Different Cropping Systems and Analyzing Epidemic Risks in the Zamboanga Peninsula” produced partial results that would lead to the generation of maps on disease distribution for the development of strategies against such diseases. The project team coordinated with local and municipal officials, including DA, …
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