Coffee farm in Capiz scales up production through DOST fund support

๐‚๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ ๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ƒ๐Ž๐’๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ JDC Coffee Farm, a flourishing player in the Philippine coffee industry, has recently been approved for the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) SETUP 4.0 iFund. This funding aims to enhance the farm’s processes, systems, and product quality through the adoption of science and
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Smart METRO project in Iloilo kicks off

๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Œ๐„๐“๐‘๐Ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ˆ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐จ ๐ค๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ DOST VI joins the Smart METRO Project Kick-off Meeting and Pre-Implementation Workshop hosted by the Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Economic Development Council (MIGEDC) on June 4โ€“5, 2024, at The Avenue, Mandurriao, Iloilo City. DOST VI, together with the National Economic Development Authority VI (NEDA VI), Iloilo Science Technology University (ISAT
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DOST leads food safety trainings for Capiz producers

In response to the growing demand for food safety and quality, food producers across the province of Capiz received training in food safety and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) with the support of the Department of Science and Technology Capiz (DOST Capiz). Members of the Capiz Rural Peasant and OFW Farmers Credit Cooperative, beneficiaries of
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Negros Occidental 6th District receives Pandayan ng Bayan

Department of Science and Technology VI (DOST VI) brings Community Empowerment thru Science and Technology (CEST) Program for Pandayan ng Bayan in Negros Occidental to Gil Montilla Small Water Irrigation System Association (GMSWISA) in Barangay Gil Montilla, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on June 18, 2024. Representative Mercedes K. Alvarez of Negros Occidental Sixth District graced
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Community Life Competence Process (CLCP) with Gender Conscientization in Brgy. Medina, Madalag, Aklan

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST ) – Aklan Provincial Office conducted the Community Life Competence Process (CLCP) with Gender Conscientization in Brgy. Medina, Madalag, Aklan on June 5-7, 2024, at Medina Integrated School. The program was attended by 52 participants composed of officials from the barangay, Sangguniang Kabataan, and the Local Government Unit
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st Iloilo International Informatics Conference (I3C)

Dr. Naomi Cossette R. Luis, Assistant Regional Director for Technical Operations of the Department of Science and Technology VI, presented the agencyโ€™s ongoing projects and research funding opportunities on AI/ML, Bioinformatics, and Digital Health in Western Visayas during the 1st Iloilo International Informatics Conference (I3C) on June 20-21, 2024 at the CPMT Hall, University of
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Alimodian Bamboo Producers Association (ABPA) engaged in a benchmarking activity with bamboo weaving artisans from Maasin and Janiuay, Iloilo.

LOOK: The Alimodian Bamboo Producers Association (ABPA) engaged in a benchmarking activity with bamboo weaving artisans from Maasin and Janiuay, Iloilo. A total of 13 Bamboo producers and craftsmen from 11 barangays in Alimodian learned new and refined weaving techniques from the resource speakers, Mr. Antonio Aguilar of Maasin, Iloilo, and Mr. Efren and Ramona
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Visayas science conference tackles solutions for Philippine food system

The National Academy of Science and Technology โ€“ Philippinesโ€™ (NAST PHL) and the Department of Science and Technology Region VII hold the 2024 Visayas Regional Scientific Meeting (VRSM) on May 27-28, 2024 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel. With the theme, “Beyond Farm Productivity: Transforming the Philippine Food System to Address Equity, Consumer Health, and
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