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News > BAR stages 22nd NRS to recognize exceptional researchers in agri & fishery R&D
BAR stages 22nd NRS to recognize exceptional researchers in agri & fishery R&DRita T. dela CruzRecognizing the importance of agriculture and fishery research and development in promoting the nation's economic wellbeing and the pivotal role of researchers as catalyst for developing R&D that matters to the sector, the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) is holding the 22nd National Research Symposium (NRS) on 7-8 October 2010. The opening program and the paper presentations scheduled on October 7 will be held at the 4/F BAR RDMIC Building while the awarding ceremony on October 8 will take place at the Fernando Lopez Hall, BSWM, Visayas Avenue, Quezon City. With the theme, "Empowering Farmers and Fisherfolk in a Changing Environment: Improving Agriculture and Fisheries through R&D", this year's NRS underscores the importance of R&D vis-à-vis the various challenges of our time and how significant results and technologies generated from R&D can empower farmers and fisherfolk in reducing production cost and enhancing their capacities to compete locally and globally. For more than two decades now, NRS has been annually conducted by BAR not only to promote R&D excellence but more importantly, to give due recognition to the accomplishments of agriculture and fisheries researchers for their notable achievements in the field. Since the symposium will highlight important research results and technologies generated and conducted by researchers and scientists in the fields of agriculture and fisheries, it also serves as a good venue to disseminate new technologies and knowledge, in support to agriculture and fisheries modernization. Research Paper AwardsR&D papers will compete based in the eight categories: basic research, applied research (technology/information generated-agriculture), applied research (technology/information generated-fisheries), applied research (technology adaptation/verification-agriculture), applied research (technology adaptation/verification-fisheries), socio-economics, development research (agriculture), and development research (fisheries). Basic researches are experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new insights on the underlying foundations of physical and biological phenomena and observable events, without any particular or specific application or use in view. It usually takes supplementary research/activities before a specific application or use can be identified. Attention is given on processes, methods, techniques, protocols, and chemical composition. The applied research category (TG/IG) is strategic in nature and is usually conducted on-station. This type of research is directed toward contributing to a body of information with immediate application of findings. For the applied research (TA/TV), this type of research may be on-station or on-farm with specific focus on technology commercialization projects and technology enhancement-related concerns. This is geared toward fine-tuning of newly-developed technologies necessary for determining their technical feasibility in solving specific needs related to agricultural and fisheries production and postproduction under production conditions. The socio-economics research category deals with people and institutions, specifically on methods of participatory action research, monitoring, and evaluation of technological packages with regard to adoption and impact, and contributions to policy-related concerns in agriculture and fisheries development. This type of research focuses more on the outputs of the project. Development research is an output of systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience and directed toward introducing/producing new materials, installing new processes, and improving substantially those already produced and installed for more effective use by the intended clients. The focus of this research is on innovation studies, piloting, fine-tuning, improvement of the system, linkages with the LGUs, and support services. Its main concern is on achieving the desired outcome of the project. The top three papers from each category will be presented at the opening day from which the grand winner will be selected and awarded on the following day. The grand winner for each category is conferred the Best AFMA R&D Paper Award receiving a plaque and cash prize of Php 50,000. The first and second runners-up will take home Php 30,000 and Php 20,000 and plaques, respectively. All qualifying papers (with score 80% and above) will also receive Php 10,000 cash prize and certificates. Best Poster AwardsBest poster awards will also be given out during the awarding ceremony. Winners will be chosen from the submitted posters of the R&D papers presented during the NRS. The grand winner will be dubbed as the "Best AFMA R&D Poster" receiving Php 10,000 while the first and second runners-up will win Php 8,000 and Php 5,000 cash prizes, respectively. -------- For more information, please contact:
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