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April 1-30, 2007
Commercialize technologies from R&D to hoist agri production–SACY
by Rita T. dela Cruz
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| DA Secretary Arthur C. Yap keynotes the 35th UPLB Commencement Exercises. |
“If you keep all these technologies incubating here, they will all go to waste. We have to bring these to the private sector because it is the private sector’s imagination and entrepreneurial skills that’s going to give us solutions on what to do with all the great technology that you have here.“ Thus stressed by Agriculture Secretary Arthur C. Yap when he spoke at the 35th University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Commencement Exercises on 28 April 2007 at the UPLB Freedom Park, Los Baños, Laguna.
In his address to the 1,700 graduating UPLB students, he expounded on the current status of the agriculture sector and its central contributions to the country’s economic progress.
One of these significant contributions is through R&D. He expressed his full support for the commercialization of technologies developed by UPLB to raise the farmers’ production and meet the rising global demand.
Over the years, UPLB has established a solid reputation not only as a premiere learning institution in the country and in Asia but also takes the lead in generating diverse breakthroughs and technologies in the fields of hard sciences.
 Yap said that although technologies are there, many of them remained confined in the laboratories. Many of these useful technologies have yet to be commercialized and utilized by the private sector.
The DA Secretary underscored the key role of the private sector in the chain of technology transfer since, according to him, it is the private sector that will invest in these technologies.
In the issue of rising food demand and scarce resources, Yap emphasized that the only way to ensure the sustainability of Philippine agriculture is to guarantee its profitability for Filipino farmers and fisherfolk. To make the agriculture sector profitable, Yap underlined the importance of “business-sizing” Philippine agriculture, infusing modern perspectives of agribusiness development into the production and marketing aspects of agriculture.
The main gauge of course is if food products are readily available and accessible and the prices of wage goods can be afforded by the low-income consumers. 
April 1-30 2007 Articles:
:: BAR is DA’s focal agency on biofuels
:: BAR, PCARRD, CHED, UPLB, MMSU convene for a synergy meeting on sweet sorghum initiatives
:: Commercialize technologies from R&D to hoist agri production–SACY
:: CPAR project consultation in 10 poorest provinces completed
:: BAR searches for 2007 outstanding agricultural scientist
:: DA National GMA Programs conduct its 1st quarter review
:: BAR sets consultation meetings for regional technology commercialization forum for 2007
:: First of five batches of technology management training conducted
:: OpAPA Advisory Council sets target for program operation
:: Keeping it sweet: What’s new with sweet sorghum?
:: New ABARE board members inducted
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