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Nowadays, latex harvesting is critical in rubber plantations. The tapping knife and tapping skills of the tapper is essential in attaining optimum volume of latex harvest and in maintaining economic/productive life of the rubber tree. The conventional rubber tapping device, as farmers have noted, is said to be heavy, the blade easily becomes dull, and …
A quarter (¼) spiral upward tapping cut measured from 1.10m height above the ground with tapping angle of 450 and expected rubber lifespan of up to 30 years using virgin bark. Latex harvesting in rubber is considered the costliest operation that contributes to 1/3 of the total cost of production. It also requires a certain …
The SAFE Program is PCAARRD’s technology transfer modality to address social, economic and environmental impacts of climate change by enhancing the resiliency and adaptive capacities of social and natural ecosystems through the use of technologies to promote environmental conservation and rehabilitation. It provides S&T-based interventions to prevent or prepare for climate and environment related emergencies …
Science and Technology (S&T) Action Frontline for Emergencies and Hazards (SAFE) Program Read More »
Through the years, attempts to restore degraded mangroves in different countries were made but very few reported high success rates. Species-site incompatibility, lack of technical know-how and environmental factors contribute to the failure of these efforts. Ecological Mangrove Restoration (EMR) is an approach to restore Abandoned Brackishwater Fishponds (ABF), which are formerly mangrove areas, through …
The Philippines is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change impacts. Increasing temperatures and stronger typhoons have been equated to loss of lives and damage to properties. This compels the need for long term mitigation measures such as increasing forest cover to efficiently absorb carbon in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is one of …
A party-list lawmaker urged the House of Representatives to establish an agricultural pension fund to provide elderly farmers and fisherfolk with social security payments upon retirement. Image Source: PIDS The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reports a steady decline in the agricultural sector workforce from 11.29 million in 2015 to 9.69 million in 2019. As per …
In a special release by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), perennial crop growing employed the most workers in the AFF sector with 54,305 followed by animal production with 36,730, and non-perennial crop cultivation with 21,489. In 2021, the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sectors employed 144,651 workers, a 4.1% increase from 2020. Paid employees constitute 98.2% …
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This two year research project conducted in Saug Watershed in Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley Province yielded several significant science-based data and results, as well as instrumentation knowledge, which are very useful for planners, policy makers, researchers, students and other stakeholders who have interests and involvement in the proper management of the watershed to …
The project team and the participants during the actual demonstration of the following: (a) roasting, (b) sorting, (c) grinding, (d) molding, (e) de molding, and (f) tasting of different tablea products. The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the economic and agricultural sectors in the Philippines resulting in work displacement and loss of livelihood. These events opened …
Representative accessions screened for Lasiodiplodia theobromae or vascular streak dieback (VSD) using C4021t2 Molecular markers were generated from the completed DOST-PCAARRD funded project to identify National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) recommended cacao varieties, true Criollo types and cacao accessions with resistance to cacao vascular streak disease caused by Lasiodiplodia theobroma and cacao pod rot disease …