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May 1-31, 2007
SMIARC intensifies RDE for all commodities
by Ma. Eloisa E. Hernandez
Photos courtesy of SMIARC
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| The newly inaugurated SMIARC Central Experiment Station in Manambulan, Tugbok District, Davao City. |
In celebration of this year’s Farmer and Fisherfolk Month, the Southern Mindanao Integrated Agricultural Research Center (SMIARC) conducted a Livestock and Research Week on 21-25 May 2007. This year’s theme was “Pagkaing Sapat at Masustansiya Para sa Lahat”.
One of the highlights of the event was the inauguration of the Central Experiment Station in Manambulan, Tugbok District, Davao City on 25 May. Mr. Tito Z. Arevalo, OIC-head of the Research Coordination Division (RCD) of the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR), led the ribbon cutting ceremony which officially opened the station to the public.
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| (L-R) SMIARC Chief of Livestock Division Rafael Mercado, SMIARC Chief of Crops Division Norlito Agdoyeon, BAR-RCD Head Tito Z. Arevalo, and SMIARC Manager Alfredo Cayabyab lead the ribbon cutting ceremony. |
The station has a nursery net house, vegetable packing house, improved pressurized irrigation system (PIS), and farmer training center. This also led to the improvement of the farm- to market- roads in the region.
A field day was held for the participants to visit the different vegetable projects, one of which is the “Agapito Regulation Allied Botanicals”. The sweet sorghum and the fruits and vegetable agribusiness development projects were likewise launched.
One of the promising features of the station is its research and development and extension components for all commodities. The station covers the GMA banner programs on rice, corn, livestock, and high-value commercial crops.
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| Blessing of the SMIARC-Central Experiment Station and new station projects. |
The development aspect covers networking and interagency linkages, institutional development, and agribusiness development. On the other hand, extension works involve technology transfer, promotion and commercialization. The station also provides electronic sourcing and retrieval of information, education, and communication (IEC) materials.
BAR, through its Community-based Participatory Approach Research (CPAR) program, covers agribusiness development projects (ADPs). Some of these are on hog fattening and breeding, cattle breeding, goat production, cardaba banana and mango processing and production. It also has a diversified crop/livestock farming system project.
To date, there are 20 BAR-funded projects. Areas covered are rubber development; studies on corn, potato, vegetables, tomato, sweet pepper, dragon fruit and durian; and research on the characterization of expansion areas for priority crops in Southern Mindanao. 
May 1-31 2007 Articles:
:: BAR celebrates Farmers and Fisherfolk Month; showcases 5 commerciable R&D technologies
:: 2nd Regional Techno Forum head starts in Luzon B Cluster
:: BAR and OptiServe collaborate for ICT community-based initiatives
:: Rillo wins 2007 Gawad Saka for outstanding agricultural scientist
:: BAR links with DLSU-Manila on ITMSI program
:: SMIARC intensifies RDE for all commodities
:: BAR conducts IP awareness and training workshop
:: BAR spearheads pre-implementation meetings on ludong and abaca
:: ICT to boost DA programs and services
:: Benefits from the ‘Queen’
:: Securing a sturdy ground for the duck industry
:: BAR leads synergy meeting on sweet sorghum initiatives
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