DOST-PCAARRD marks fiftieth 12 months, confers awards: ‘A pillar that can carry options to starvation, poverty’

“I’ve full confidence that DOST-PCAARRD will proceed to grow to be our Division’s pillar for the AANR [agriculture, aquatic and natural resources] sector, with its globally aggressive applied sciences that can carry options to starvation, rising illnesses, environmental degradation, and above all, poverty.”

This was stated by Science Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr. in his video message in the course of the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Pure Assets Analysis and Growth (PCAARRD) of the Division of Science and Know-how (DOST) on November 10, the place it marked its achievements and conferred varied awards.

Achievements; Agriculture 4.0

Amongst DOST-PCAARRD’s achievements since 1972 had been the breakthrough analysis outputs from fundamental and superior analysis within the sectors of crops, livestock, inland aquatic, marine sources, forestry and atmosphere sector, and Agri 4.0 applied sciences, stated Rose Anne M. Aya of DOST-PCAARRD.

On the similar time, it led initiatives on the switch and commercialization of the outputs and in socio-economics and coverage formulation.

DOST-PCAARRD Government Director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora stated: “The story of PCAARRD is a feat of victories and challenges that formed the nationwide AANR analysis system of the nation.”

“It’s a story of translating imaginative and prescient into motion; the imaginative and prescient of creating a nationwide planning and coordinating company that consolidated the analysis sector right into a first-rate nationwide analysis enterprise,” Ebora added in his speech on the occasion held on the DOST-PCAARRD headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna.

For her half, DOST Undersecretary for R&D Leah J. Buendia stated the Good Agri-Aqua Livelihood Initiatives towards Nationwide Targets (Galing)-PCAARRD Program, via the company’s Business Strategic S&T Program Roadmaps, “will proceed to harness the potential of the present technological revolution towards Agriculture 4.0.”

Awards

The awards that had been conferred had been the Ugnay Award for excellent R&D consortia within the areas; the Dr. Elvira O. Tan Award for greatest revealed R&D papers in AANR; the Finest Analysis and Growth Papers; and the Ulat Sipag for skilled print and broadcast media companions.

The winners within the first Agri-Aqua Innovation Problem had been additionally amongst these awarded. It’s a collaboration between DOST-PCAARRD and the Asian Institute of Administration. Skilled and pupil startup finalists had been capacitated by prime business specialists to extend the worth of their applied sciences, providers and enterprise fashions, Aya stated.

In addition to the key awards, 12 completers of the Graduate Analysis and Schooling Assistantship Program for Know-how (GREAT) program had been acknowledged. Co-implemented with DOST-Science Schooling Institute, GREAT is an progressive scholarship program, whereby certified graduate college students could be concerned within the analysis of an  authorized PCAARRD or DOST challenge.

Ugnay Award

Most Excellent Regional R&D Consortium—Cagayan Valley Agriculture, Aquatic and Pure Assets Analysis and Growth (CVAARRD) Consortium

First Runner-Up—Western Mindanao Agriculture, Aquatic and Pure Assets Analysis and Growth Consortium (WESMAARRDEC)

Second Runner-Up—Visayas Consortium for Agriculture, Aquatic and Pure Assets Program (ViCARP).

Dr. Elvira O. Tan Award

Excellent Revealed Paper in Agriculture Class—“The promoted lateral root 1 mutation is concerned in decreased basal shoot starch accumulation and elevated root sugars for enhanced lateral root progress in rice,” by researchers from the Philippine Rice Analysis Institute and Nagoya College.

Excellent Revealed Paper in Aquatic Sciences Class—“Inventory Enhancement of abalone, Haliotis asinina, in multi-use buffer zone of Sagay Marine Reserve within the Philippines,” by researchers from Southeast Asian Fisheries Growth Middle, Analysis Administration Division, Japan Fisheries Analysis and Schooling Company, Guam Division of Schooling, and Nationwide Analysis Institute of Aquaculture, Fisheries Analysis and Schooling Company.

Excellent Revealed Paper in Pure Assets and Setting Class—“Assessing the impacts of local weather change on irrigation diversion water requirement within the Philippines,” by researchers from Isabela State College and College of the Philippines Los Baños.

Finest R&D Papers

Finest Growth Paper Class

First prize, “Piloting and Commercialization of Specialty Espresso Blends,” by researchers from Cavite State College (CvSU);

Second prize, “Institution of Zampen Native Hen Breeding Inhabitants with Improved Egg Manufacturing and Progress Efficiency,” by Moises Glenn G. Tangalin of J.H. Cerilles State Faculty;

Third prize, “Enhancement and Commercialization of Developed Mungbean-Based mostly Meals Merchandise in Cagayan Valley,” by researchers from the Division of Agriculture-Regional Subject Workplace 2.

Finest Analysis Paper Class

First prize, “Biodiversity Stock, Evaluation, and Conservation for Ecotourism Growth in Mount Agad-Agad, Lanao del Norte,” by researchers from the Central Mindanao College;

Second prize, “Sustainable Manufacturing, Advertising and Utilization of True-to-Kind Bolinao Hen in Ilocos Area,” by researchers from Mariano Marcos State College, Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State College, Pangasinan State College, and Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State Faculty;

Third prize, “DNA Fingerprinting of Philippine Espresso (Coffea spp.),” by Miriam D. Baltazar and Arleen Calipjo-Panaligan from CvSU.

Agri-Aqua Innovation Problem

Scholar Class—Grand prize: Aquagentech; first runner up, Greenstacks; second runner up, Aqualink and Sadiwa Ulang Farming

Startup Class—Grand prize: Kamino Algae; first prize, Agri-Suggestions; second prize, Shiftech Marine

Ulat Sipag Award

Regional Broadcast Class—First prize, Emil Jun B. de los Santos “Daniel Castro,” Diskarte ni Daniel Castro, DZJV 1458 Radyo Calabarzon

Nationwide Broadcast Class—First prize, Hermelina C. Tenorio, “Syensya Na, Tekno Pa, Radyo Agila,” Eagle Broadcasting Corp.; second prize, Annabelle D. Surara “Eat Join Na,” Radyo Agila, Eagle Broadcasting Corp.

Nationwide Print Class—First prize, Charissa Luci-Atienza, previously from Manila Bulletin; second prize, Vina Medenilla, Agriculture Journal; third prize, Lyn B. Resurreccion, BusinessMirror.

‘Wonderful high quality service’

Solidum stated: “True to the saying that Rome was not in-built a day, PCAARRD’s S&T footprint in AANR has deepened via its partnership with its Analysis, Growth and Extension Consortia, or the PCAARRD within the Areas, the state universities and schools and personal universities, R&D establishments, and native and worldwide companions who’re the rock mattress of PCAARRD’s S&T development.”

Ranging from 18 precedence commodities in 1972 to 1973, DOST-PCAARRD is now managing 39 Business Strategic Science and Know-how Packages and commodities all around the nation, Solidum added.

He identified that in addition to its give attention to commodities and their industries, DOST-PCAARRD addresses a number of cross-cutting issues by intently working with completely different businesses within the growth of local weather change packages within the forest, agricultural, and coastal ecosystems, such because the Local weather Change and Catastrophe Threat Discount Administration agenda, which seeks to maintain the productiveness and competitiveness of the AANR sector amid the altering local weather.

The DOST-PCAARRD-funded program, Smarter Approaches to Reinvigorate Agriculture as an Business within the Philippines, is working to cut back local weather dangers by offering agricultural stakeholders with site-specific crop advisories, the Science chief stated.

“I’m sure that as one DOST, the entire Division is happy with DOST-PCAARRD’s Wonderful High quality Service to the AANR Sector,” Solidum stated.

The Science chief paid tribute to the women and men of DOST-PCAARRD, “together with the sooner generations, who’re behind the ‘Tatak Galing PCAARRD’ excellence.”

Fast response to pandemic wants

Undersecretary Buendia stated that DOST-PCAARRD is understood for its intensive help for know-how switch and commercialization in an effort to ship the R&D merchandise intentionally and purposefully for his or her meant beneficiaries and stakeholders.

She cited the initiatives, such because the Mental Property and Know-how Enterprise Administration, Agri-Aqua Know-how Enterprise Incubation, Science for the Convergence of Agriculture and Tourism and Begin-up Grant Fund, amongst others.

Buendia identified that DOST-PCAARRD rapidly responded to the wants in the course of the pandemic via its Galing Program.

This system has a complete of 64 tasks and 12 actions and initiatives. It has an estimated whole funding of P174 million that enabled the opening of services and employment of methods to help government-led efforts in opposition to Covid-19.

She added: “We’re conscious that the Council is at the moment leveling up this system and it’ll proceed to go looking and supply S&T-based options to harness the features of [Galing] and towards a extra resilient AANR sector, which is crucial within the post-pandemic.”

From PCAR to PCAARRD

DOST-PCAARRD traces its its institution to 1972 via the then-Philippine Council for Agricultural Analysis that offered path for nationwide analysis within the agriculture (crops and livestock), forestry and fishery.

Pursuant to Government Order 366 on June 22, 2011, the then-Philippine Council for Agriculture and Assets Analysis and Growth, and the Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Analysis and Growth had been merged into the PCAARRD to  present nationwide analysis path for the agriculture, aquatic and pure sources sectors, Aya stated.

Picture credit: DOST-PCAARRD