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S&T Community-Based Farm (STCBF) on Enhancing Coffee Production in Sultan Kudarat

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The project is being implemented in the three major coffee producing municipalities of Sultan Kudarat namely Sen. Ninoy Aquino, Kalamansig & Lebak. The project has a goal to increase coffee productivity of the farmer-participants in the project sites from 0.5-ton green beans to 1.5 tons green beans per hectare through STCBF technology transfer modality within …

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Coffee micropropagation

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Somatic embryos ready for transfer to Plantlet Producing more good quality beans starts from planting good quality planting materials that are high yielding.  To produce true-to-type varieties, CvSU conducted initial activities to optimize the somatic embryogenesis protocol as a tissue culture technique for rapid and massive production of NSIC- registered Arabica and Liberica cultivars.  Multiplication …

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Coffee DNA characterization

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Banding patterns observed for the different coffee variety using the SSR 124577 marker The Philippine Genome Center has conducted DNA characterization of National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) – registered varieties that may potentially distinguish not just between coffee species but also within species or varieties. It also identified markers for pest and disease resistance, yield …

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Suitability mapping

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Spectral signature collected from Cavite (each line correspond to a unique soil sample) Expansion of production area, conversion to coffee production, or replanting of old coffee trees require information on the area-crop suitability.  The system for identifying suitable areas for different coffee varieties through Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) has been developed …

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Biological control-based approaches against major diseases of coffee in Region XII

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Coffee pests and diseases in South Cotabato Coffee is an important global commodity and the Philippines is a potential producer of coffee and it is considered as one of the high-value commercial crops in the local and foreign markets. Locally, Sultan Kudarat province is the top producer of coffee which yields in 2016. Despite economic …

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Development of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle Drone-Aided System with vis-NIR Sensors for Soil Nutrient Mapping of Coffee Farms

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Perspective front view of initial design of UGV Presently, local farmers apply a certain amount of fertilizers without prior knowledge to the current soil nutrients status of their plantation. As a result, excess or shortage of soil nutrients occurs that may lead to low productivity, soil acidity or negative environmental impacts. One of the identified …

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Enhancing Food Production and Livelihood through Community-based Urban Gardening Project amidst COVID-19 Pandemic in Selected areas in Albay Province

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Established community-based urban garden in Albay through the GALING-PCAARRD Project. Image Credit: ARMRD, DOST-PCAARRD An initiative that aims to establish community-based urban gardens in selected areas in the Province of Albay to address food insecurity and become an alternative source of livelihood amidst the pandemic

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