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June 1-15, 2000
RP-Thailand sign agri research MOU
by June Dela Rosa
Bangkok, Thailand - Dr. Eliseo R. Ponce,
Director of Bureau of Agricultural Research and Dr.
Ananta Dalodom, Director-General of the Department of
Agrciulture of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
of Thailand, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
for cooperation on agricultural researcha n development.
The international collaboration is one of the Bureau's
top projects in its pursuit of a more dynamic R&D
system in the country.
The new partnership provides that BAR
and DOA actively participates and rap mutual benefits
in exchange of technical information on agriculture,
exchange of plant germplasm, support exchange visits
of scinetists and researchers, conduct joint research,
symposia, workshops, seminars and training programs.
In September this year, a delegation of
25 DOA employees shall visit the Philippines to formulate
with the Bureau a general program of collaboration for
the next three years. The National R&D Networks
shall be involved in a staggered basis: five delegates
for the first year and another five for each succeeding
year.
In principle, joint-research and development
activities shall be implemented on the following areas:
- Rice R&D
- Field Crops R&D
- Horticulture R&D
- Planatation Crops R&D (rubber, coffee, oil,
palm, coconut)
- Farm Mechanization
- Plant Quarantine
- Basic and Applied Microbiology
- Soil and Water Resources Mmanagement
- Export Promotion
- Basic and Applied R&D on Crop Protection
- Farming Systems R&D
- R&D on Herbs Production
- Bilateral Information Network
- Social Science, Policy and Research Evaluation
- Biotechnology R&D
- R&D on Bio-botanical pesticides
- Plant Variety Protection Bilateral Network
- R&D on Hygenic and Organic Farming
- Agro-Tourism
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RP-Thailand sign agri research MOU
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