.::. BAR Chronicle .::. A monthly publication of the Bureau of Agricultural Research

Vol. 4 No. 9
Aug 1-31, 2003
BAR receives 159 papers for the 15th NRS
by Junelyn S. de la Rosa

The Bureau of Agricultural Research of the Department of Agriculture (DA-BAR) called for published and unpublished papers for the 15th National Research Symposium to be held on October 8-9, 2003. It received 159, 64 published and 95 unpublished.

Open to all Filipino researchers and member-institutions of the National Research and Development System on Agriculture and Fisheries (NaRDSAF), the annual symposium recognizes significant accomplishments in research and development and encourages the publication of research results by providing incentives for exemplary research performance.

The symposium is also one way of updating the country's reservoir of affordable cutting-edge technologies and information and encouraging more scientists to take a more proactive stance in generating technologies that could transform our farmer/fisherfolk into globally-competitive business entrepreneurs.

To be held at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM), the finalists will present papers to compete for the AFMA Best R&D Paper Awards and the AFMA Outstanding R&D Paper Awards.

The finalists are the papers that garnered a rating of 80% and above during the initial evaluation by a panel of experts in their respective fields. Papers are grouped into either published or unpublished category. Specific categories are: agricultural engineering, processing and postharvest; crop science; animal and veterinary science; fisheries and marine science; and socio-economics. Aside from these specific categories they are further subdivided into upstream and downstream research.

The awarding ceremonies will be held the following day during BAR's 16th Anniversary and Recognition Day.