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A shortage in raw materials of Gmelina arborea for the furniture industry is currently being experienced in Region 2 due to the wide supply and demand gap.

The implementation of Executive Order (EO) No. 23, also known as Logging Moratorium, has further diminished the existing supply of Gmelina as it restricts the cutting of trees in the primary and secondary forests. This prompted the industry to find other ways to source raw materials other than from forests.

Sustainable and resilient agriculture, aquatic, and natural resources (AANR)-based communities can be achieved through science and technology.

Karamihan ng Pilipino na nakatira sa kabundukan ay umaasa sa agrikultura para sa kanilang kabuhayan.

Upang matulungan ang mga nasabing komunidad, nagtulungan ang Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) at ang Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) sa proyektong, “Enhancing Livelihoods through Forest Landscape Restoration.”

Layunin ng proyekto

Binuhay muli ang pakikipagtulungan ng dalawang ahensya ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas at Malaysia. Ito ay ang Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) at Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), isang ahensya sa ilalim ng Ministry of Agriculture and Agro Based Industry ng Malaysia.

Binuhay ng dalawang ahensya ang kanilang pakikipagtulungan sa pamamagitan ng

Nagbigay ng ₱4.9 milyong pondo sa University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP) ang Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) upang mapaunlad ang mga pasilidad ng unibersidad.

Ang ‘investment’ na ito ay isa sa mga inisyatiba ng DOST-PCAARRD upang masuportahan ang mga katuwang nito sa mga rehiyon ng bansa.

May titulong, “Strengthening of Agricultural and Fisheries Machinery