DA, Tarlac Agri U boost crops development thru vegetable derby punto.com.ph - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from punto.com.ph Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
(PNA photo by Robinson Ninal Jr.) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Science and Technology in Central Luzon (DOST-3) has tied up with two state universities in the region to come up with a project that will boost local onion production. DOST-3 senior science research specialist Marites C. Batac said on Monday that the project to be undertaken by DOST, in partnership with the Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST) Gabaldon campus and the Center for Sustainable Mechanized Agriculture for Research and Technology (SMART) at the Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU) based in Camiling, Tarlac, will address concerns to unpredictable onion production. Batac said the DOST has already provided funds for the development and adoption of smart agricultural technologies that could help develop the onion production industry. With the current shortage of onion supply in the local markets that resulted in prices soaring to as high as PHP600 per kilo, she cited the need
Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture Director Glenn Gregorio urges farmers to
be open to information about genetically modified organisms. SEARCA PHOTO
TAU and LSPU have formalized ties with Searca on areas of mutual interest such as education, research and training while BatStateU agreed to cooperate in the same areas with special focus on innovative agricultural technologies, agribusiness incubation and technology transfer.
Under the partnership, a five-year memoranda of understanding (MoU) was signed by Glenn Gregorio, Searca director; Max Guillermo, TAU president; Mario R. Briones, LSPU president; and Tirso Ronquillo, BatStateU president.
“Searca’s collaboration with agricultural universities is part of its strategy to harness academe-industry-government interconnectivity to revitalize the agriculture sector in the country,” Gregorio said.
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