New MOA and By-laws renew PCAARRD's support to WESVAARRDEC

Borne out of the Tagaytay Joint Consortium Director and RRDCC  Chairperson meeting held  in April 2015, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Natural Resources Research and Development  affirmed its support to the consortium  through a confirmation of Memorandum of Agreement and By-laws signed  between PCAARRD, WESVAARRDEC and host institution West Visayas State University during the Special RRDCC meeting held  last September 23, 2015 at Iloilo Midtown Hotel. The new agreements supercede previous MOA and By-laws signed. The new MOA indicates PCAARRD's financial support to the consortium for the last quarter of the year as based on  expected deliverables and commitments.

Likewise Dr. Danilo E. Abayon  of Aklan State University was re-elected as RRDCC Chairperson while Dr. Victor E. Navarra was elected as Vice-chairperson. As stipulated in the by-laws, a seven- member executive board was created composed of the following:

Executive Director- Dr. Danilo E. Abayon of Aklan State University (RRDCC Chairperson)
Deputy Director-Dr. Victor E. Navarra of Antique (RRDCC Vice-chairperson)
Agriculture representative- Dr. Joyce Wendam of Department of Agriculture RO 6
Aquatic representative- Dr. Rommel A. Espinosa of University of the Philippines -Visayas
Forestry representative-Dr. Luis M. Sorolla of West Visayas State University
Representative at Large- Dr.  Editha Magallanes of Capiz State University
Representative  at Large- Ma. Regina B. martin of Sugar Regulatory Administration
Treasurer- Dr. Editha Magallanes of Capiz State University
Ex-officio Member and Board Secretary- Dr. Noeni S. Nepomuceno, Consortium Director  

Sunday, May 28, 2023

Research Utilization Confab on Organic Muscovado Conducted at Central Philippines State University

A research utilization conference on S&T Development of the Organic Muscovado Industry in Western Visayas  was held at CPSU 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.
 
Monday, May 29, 2023