Research Utilization Confab on Organic Muscovado Conducted at CPSU

by Christy B. Amular

WESVARRDEC Staff

A research utilization conference on S&T Development of the Organic Muscovado Industry in Western Visayas  was held at Central Philippines State University last June 5, 2013. A field visit to the muscovado techno-demo farm in Kabankalan City and a ceremonial signing of CPSU-GIZ reforestation project were conducted before the research utilization conference proper.

The S&T Development of the Organic Muscovado Industry in Western Visayas is a DOST-PCAARRD funded program comprised of 2 project components: Benchmark Survey and Supply Chain Analysis of the Muscovado Industry in Western Visayas and Techno Demo of Organic Muscovado Production in Negros Occidental and Antique. The baseline survey and the techno  demo farms serve as the jump-off points vis-a-vis the benchmark in order to establish the appropriate and relevant that may apply from 2011-2013. Once gaps had had been evaluated, documented and deliberated, then the succeeding components under Phase II (components 3 to 7) will be implemented. 

Present during the technology forum  were Dr. Freddie C. Maningo, CPSU President, Hon. Isidro P. Zayco, City Mayor, Kabankalan City, Dr. Patricio  S. Faylon, PCAARRD Executive Director, Dr. Noeni S.Nepomuceno. Updates and progress of the two projects were presented by the project leaders, consultants, farmer scientist and technical experts involved. UPV marketing professor and former WESVARRDEC consortium director Joseph Edward O. Idemne moderated the open forum.

PCAARRD conducts native chicken program review in Western Visayas

by Christy Amular
WESVARRDEC Staff

Darag native chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus)

The PCAARRD Native Chicken Program Review was recently conducted at West Visayas State University, Lapaz, Iloilo City last June 3-4, 2013. The review was a commodity focused monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activity participated in by West Visayas State University in coordination with collaborating agencies Central Philippine University, Capiz State University, Aklan State University as well as visiting agencies Western Mindanao State University, Bicol University and Department of Agriculture Regional Office 7.

Native chicken is a R&D  project that is supportive of PNOYS program on employment generation through the establishment of rural enterprises by small farmers, trading of live chickens, and  production of healthy food products with high nutraceutical value. PCAARRD's Industry Strategic Plan (ISP)  focuses on the conservation and profitable utilization of  native chicken resources. There are currently 8 on-going native chicken  R&D initiatives strategically implemented by various research institutions in Region 5,6, 7 and 9.

As an M&E activity, the program review aimed to conduct a review and assessment of on-going PCAARRD-funded projects in native chicken on the basis of accomplishments vis-a-vis approved objectives and expected outputs; assess the progress and accomplishments of the programs /projects in terms of achieving its over-all objective; solicit expert advice/recommendation from the technical reviewers on the implementation of current R&D programs and provide venue for interactions and exchange of novel ideas among researchers.

There were two components reviewed: (1) Purification, Improvement and Sustainable Utilization of Native Chicken Strains in Bohol, Bicol and Zamboanga Peninsula and (2) Development of Sustainable Production System  for the Darag Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) in Western Visayas. The former was an update of the preparations  made by Regions 5, 7 and 9. Meanwhile, the latter was a review of the accomplishments made by Region 6's five projects including Darag hatchery, native chicken feeds, ethnobotanical anthelmintics, Newcastle Disease vaccine,  and native chicken range management.

On the second day, a field visit was conducted wherein the group visited the different project sites and Darag native chicken farm sites of WVSU, CPU, CapSU and ASU. The observations of the participants from regions 5, 7 and 10 will be used as inputs in their Planning Workshop to be held in Bohol on June 6-7, 2013.

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