DOST-PCAARRD staff trained on use of gender analysis tools for R&D management and implementation
Industry strategic S&T program (ISP) managers and technical staff of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) were recently trained on basic gender analysis (GA) and use of GA tools for research and development management and implementation.
The training last July 4 to 6, 2022 was part of the Council’s gender mainstreaming initiative, “Enhancement of Gender and Development (GAD) Integration towards a More Inclusive R&D in AANR,” implemented by DOST-PCAARRD’s Socio-Economics Research Division (SERD).
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DOST-PCAARRD-SciCAT boosts agri-tourism in Davao Oriental; ItikPINAS, on the roll for technology adoption
Dimpas Greentigrated Agri-Tourism Farm in Brgy. Caganganan in Banaybanay, Davao Oriental promotes farm tourism in the province, showcasing various technologies on rice, goat, native chicken, and duck.
The 1.4-hectare farm in Davao Oriental is just one of the 13 farm tourism sites in the Philippines supported by the Science for the Convergence of Agriculture and Tourism (SciCAT) program of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD), in collaboration with the University of the Philippines Institute for Small Scale Industries (UP-ISSI).
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Development of improved eggplant varieties pushes through with innovative technologies
A government project, which aims to develop improved eggplant varieties resistant to eggplant fruit and shoot borer (EFSB) and leafhopper (LH), continues using innovative technologies.
Funded by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD), the five-year project, “Development of Improved Eggplant Varieties with New Plant Defense Genes for Multiple Insect Resistance using Innovative Technologies,” uses genomics, IT-based phenotyping platforms, molecular marker technologies, and new breeding techniques to fast-track this development.
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Potential lines of disease-resistant tomato and pepper, identified through the MECO-TECO S&T Cooperation Program
Potential lines for breeding resistant varieties of tomato and pepper against bacterial wilt and anthracnose were recently identified through an ongoing joint project under the Manila Economic and Cultural Office – Taipei Economic Cultural Office (MECO-TECO) S&T Cooperation Program.
Implemented by the Institute of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines Los Baños (IPB-CAFS, UPLB), the project, “Disease Resistant Tomato and Pepper for Chinese Taipei and the Philippines” is funded by the Department of Science and Technology, and monitored by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the DOST (DOST-PCAARRD).
In a virtual meeting, Project Leader Dr. Mark Angelo O. Balendres of IPB-CAFS, UPLB reported that the project has completed its screening activities to evaluate the resistance of tomato and pepper lines from the World Vegetable Center.
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