The Philippines will conduct a study on the proper management of marine mammals in the country, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. Spotted dolphins in the Southern Tanon Strait area (Photo by Dr. Lemnuel V. Aragones) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the...
The second phase of a three-year project on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory of the entire production chain of industrial tree plantation (ITP) in Mindanao is underway, the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and...
A project on locally-made smart hydroponics funded and monitored by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has already been completed and its results showed “potential for improving hydroponics farm enterprises.” (Photo by Zoe Schaeffer on Unsplash) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy”...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) and the Bureau of Corrections BuCor) have launched a “pre-release reformation" program for the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) under the...
Countless indigenous vegetables deserve to be acknowledged, yet many of them are forgotten, underutilized, or driven to extinction. According to Dr. Lorna E. Sister of the Institute of Crop Science (ICropS) under the College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS) of the University of the...
The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Gulayan sa Pamayanan project is expected to benefit around 10,000 underprivileged and malnourished children in Metro Manila and Cavite. (Photo by Abigail Lynn on UNSPLASH) The project entitled, “Employing Hydroponics and Vegetable Gardening...
State researchers are seeking to develop a detection system that would help identify the country’s coffee varieties that are susceptible and resistant to pests and diseases. Coffee berry borer infestation (‘Hypothenemus hampei’) (University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon...
The Philippine Coconut Authority’s (PCA) Coconut Somatic Embryogenesis Technology (CSet) laboratories in the Bicol region have been upgraded and rehabilitated under a five-year project implemented by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of...
The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) “Gulayan sa Pamayanan”, an urban gardening project has benefitted 19 communities and 345 families in Metro Manila. (DOST-PCAARRD) This was disclosed during the Gulayan sa Pamayanan virtual presser themed, “Urban Gardening: Sharing of...
Actor-singer Piolo Pascual is now the ambassador of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development’s (DOST-PCAARRD) Agri-Aqua Technology Business Incubation (ATBI) program. Dr. Pablo J. Rafael Jr., project leader...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) officially kicked off the implementation of the Niche Centers in the Regions for R&D (NICER) for Queen Pineapple through the Accelerated R&D...
A project seeking to protect communities in Benguet province against forest fire hazards by using Maguey (Agave cantala) as greenbelt is now being implemented, the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology...
