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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

DA opens mushroom research center in Cagayan Valley

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ILAGAN CITY, Isabela—The Department of Agriculture in Cagayan Valley recently opened the first Mushroom Research and Development Center in barangay San Vicente in this city.

“This will intensify our promotion of mushroom production in the region. This will help farmers in terms of alternative source of income since mushroom production is emerging as productive endeavor of farmers in Cagayan Valley,” said Lorenzo Caranguian, DA executive director.

He said the MRDC, funded by the Bureau of Agricultural Research and located inside the DA’s Regional Crop Protection Center, was established to support the research and development activities on processing of agricultural waste into sustainable and competitive mushroom production towards food security and safety in the region.

Through their research centers and experiment stations in Cagayan Valley, Caranguian said they have undertaken trainings on production and processing for interested farmers, cooperatives, and local government units.

“There are now products out of mushroom developed such as rice mushroom polvoron, miki, crispy bites, chamfee, cookies, muffin, bola bola and many others,” he said.

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