MARAMAG, Bukidnon—The Northern Mindanao Consortium for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development hosted its first Farmers Encounters through the Science and Technology Agenda featuring advances in the technology on bamboo and goat production.
Director Marita A. Carlos, Applied Communication Division head of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development, represented PCAARRD executive director Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora in the event’s opening Wednesday.
Carlos and Dr. Maria Luisa R. Soliven, NOMCAARRD RRDC Chairperson and Central Mindanao University President, kicked off the two-day program that includes technology forums on bamboo and goat, technology matching, farmers’ forum and business coaching being held at CMU Convention Center.
Booths of the 19 members of NOMCAARRD showcasing their respective products and technology were set up inside the convention center.
In his message to the event as relayed by Carlos, Ebora said the staging of FIESTA here may become instrumental in promoting engineered bamboo and goat production technologies as well as other value adding initiatives that will provide Filipinos with better livelihood options.
He also hopes that FIESTA can provide the link between technology generators, farmers and fisherfolk, and micro, small, and medium enterprises towards achieving more competitive and profitable business ventures for the country’s agriculture, aquatic and natural resources sector.
During the press conference, citing NOMCAARRD, Carlos pointed out the need for all to work together to achieve the goal of science and technology researches in reaching Filipinos and ultimately uplifting their life.
“We have engineered bamboo technology being developed here to produce bamboo products as high-end construction materials, which is very promising,” she said.
Carlos and Soliven also unveiled the new logo of NOMCAARRD.
Topics to be discussed in the event are goat production technology, smallholder goat-raising, bamboo production technology, prospects of engineered bamboo, and village-level establishment of bamboo nursery, among others.
