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Photo courtesy of JRMSU - Tampilisan Campus

A coconut dehusking technology developed by a team of local researchers and innovators in Zamboanga del Norte is ready for commercialization. A team from Jose Rizal Memorial State University – Tampilisan Campus (JRMSU-TC) confirmed this in their pitch during the Demo Day of Project TransDI in late April 2022.

Prof. Yhebron J. Lagud, the team’s entrepreneurial lead, said they are looking for partners to commercialize said technology dubbed as “SAFitek Coco Dehusker”. “We are looking for business partners, fabricators, distributors who want to produce and distribute the SAFitek Coco Dehusker,” he told the participants of the Demo Day, composed of industry stakeholders, Project TransDI mentors, and other researchers and innovators all over the country.

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City Administrator Voltaire De la Cruz (center) receives the 3D-printed model of the Automatic Trash Rake that was turned over to the City of Malabon. Also in photo are Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Jim O. Sampulna (left) and DOST-MIRDC Deputy Executive Director for Research and Development Agustin M. Fudolig. (Photo by Henry A. De Leon, S&T Media Service, DOST-STII)

As illustrated in the children’s storybook “The Ant and the Grasshopper,” planning and working for the rainy days may always be the right approach, especially when it comes to the government’s solid-waste management and flood control efforts.

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Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental- True to their calling as the new breed of patriots, some 28 scholars of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) have participated recently in the “Training on Emergency First Aid” by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) – Negros Oriental Chapter held on May 6, 2022, at the Negros Oriental State University-Main Campus I (NORSU).

The said training is part of the Patriot Scholar Program of the DOST-Science Education Institute in partnership with DOST Negros Oriental.

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Participants and organizers take a short breather during the three-day training on cassava production.

Cassava, a staple on Filipino tables, is a versatile crop that can be made into a variety of products. It is a major source of livelihood for farmers in the upland Tanay, Rizal with a bountiful harvest, giving growers a sizeable margin for profit.

And to enhance the knowledge and skills of the farmers in cassava production, the Department of Science and Technology Regional Office IV-A (DOST IV-A) in the partnership with the Department of Agrarian Reform-Rizal Province (DAR-Rizal) jointly conducted a three-day training on cassava production with the Organization of Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Farmers of Inalsan, Inc. (OARBFII) held from 4-6, May 2022.