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June 16-30, 2001
Developing a culture of excellence in BPI
by Laarni Anenias
If we are so talented as a people and
we are blessed with natural resources, why do we Filipinos
remain poor? Why are we a troubled land despite our
strong adherence to religious beliefs?
Bureau of Agricultural Research Director
Eliseo R. Ponce posted these questions as he served
as keynote speaker to the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI)
Annual R&D Review held at the National Seed Quality
Control Services Auditorium, Diliman, Quezon City, 21
June 2001.
"It is because in our country, while
we are gifted with creative talents, we have weak institutions.
While we are good in planning, our ability to implement
plans and following it through, and our ability to weather
the storms of change is really very weak. Many of our
government agencies are opting to short-term goals to
win political merit instead of tackling the more intractable
issues that will sustain our growth and development."
It is necessary, Dr. Ponce averred, that
each individual and institution develop a scientific
culture; and in the context of BPI, develop in it "the
scientific culture as a foundation for developing a
culture of institutional excellence."
What are the challenges for BPI in developing
a scientific culture? Dr. Ponce said this will entail
more human resource development efforts to produce better-educated
staff and a paradigm shift in the way they come up with
decisions. With this he meant a decision-making process
that would go through the scientific process. "One
must look at the problem, define this problem, then
state an educated guess to the solution or the hypothesis,
test the hypothesis, look at the results, and from there
make a generalization or a conclusion."
So what is Dr. Ponce's challenge to
BPI?
"Make your works be able to stand the scrutiny
of experts. Look at it as part of a constructive process.
I look to the future when BPI staff can go to UPLB and
act as evaluators in presentations of scientific results."
When will that happen?
"Perhaps not in the immediate future. But let us
have a vision that you can go to UPLB, heads high. You
can sit down in the review panel, comfortable with the
thought that you carry with you a solid scientific achievement
that can stand the scrutiny of the world of scholars.
And when that time comes, then we could really say that
BPI has arrived as a center of excellence." 
June 16-30 2001 Articles: ::
BAR sends off 1st batch of PhD scholars
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Balanced fertilization strategy found profitable
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Developing a culture of excellence in BPI
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BPI reviews 15 completed studies
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BAR grants P5M for the establishment of DA-RFRDC region 6
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FIAC to initiate R&D project for corn and legumes farmers
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ERP challenges FIDA: transform into a modern-age organization
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JICA experts to visit BAR for possible linkup
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Philfruits, Philcorn establishment plan presented
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PinoyFarmer business development program: an update
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Sec Montemayor enforces three indicators to solve poverty
::: More June 2001 articles :::
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