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The project will be implemented for two years (January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2022) by Forest Products Research and Development Institute in Narra St., Forestry Campus, UPLB, College, Laguna, with a total PCAARRD-GIA funding of Php 3,497,198.36. Hence, through Patent mining, the summary of the research efforts can be analyzed. The information to be …
This project intends to fast-track the movement of S&T-based bamboo products from Maasin, Iloilo to the different segmented markets in Western Visayas in partnership with business organizations in the government and private sectors. This TechnoMart project on enhancing “sawali” production and marketing have three (3) component-activities identified as follows: 1) capacity building of KAPAWA farmer-cooperators; …
The project established five (5) theme parks that feature technologies on the production of bamboo and bamboo woven products, these technologies serve as the ecotourism products themselves promoted and pursued as a showcase of a cultural heritage enhanced through S&T interventions for improved production of bamboo raw materials and bamboo woven products.
A technology for producing high-quality charcoal was developed by the Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI). The technology is developed under the project, “High-Quality Charcoal from Bamboo for Industrial Uses,” which is being monitored and funded by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science …
To develop technologies that could enhance the propagation and plantation management, DOST-PCAARRD partnered with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and state universities and colleges. Among these technologies is the propagation via branch cutting from three to four-year-old bamboo culms and one-node culm cuttings. Another technology is the clump management and suitable cultural …
In 2017, a PCAARRD-funded project, “Creating an Enabling Environment for a Vibrant Philippine Bamboo Industry: Addressing Policy Constraints and Information Needs, “ was implemented by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) under the leadership of Dr. Ramon A. Razal. This policy research aimed to generate science-based evidence supporting a policy environment more favorable …
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As the country adapts to the “new normal,” more face shields, hands-free dispensers, and foot baths will be required. Other than plastic and metal, there are a lot of locally-available and renewable raw materials that can be utilized. The Forest Products Research and Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FPRDI) used lapnis …
To develop strategies and establish baseline information for propagules and bamboo shoot production, best practices in bamboo propagule propagation and production that increase survival rate and shelf life were established by the Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU) through the project titled, “Development of Strategies for Propagule and Shoot Production of Three Bamboo Species.” This project …
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