University-developed Coco Dehusker ready to hit market
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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.
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DOST IX commits to be OSH Champions
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Bicol S&T Director benchmarks ZamPen Seaweed project and DOST IX info systems
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Zamboanga City – Dir. Rommel Serrano, Regional Director of DOST V, visited its counterpart S&T agency in Western Mindanao last March 14 to benchmark the Seaweed GIA-funded project and IT-based info systems developed by DOST IX.
RD Serrano together with Ricardo Apolinario III, S&T Director for Zamboanga and Isabela Cities, conducted the project visit to BLGU in Buenavista, Zamboanga City where two (2) solar-powered seaweed dryers were adopted and a nursery was established to benefit the local seaweed farmers.
Fig 1. (From left to right) RD Rommel Serrano, Mr. Isnarin I. Cala, Mr. Ricardo Apolinario III posed while inspecting the seedling in the seaweed dryer.
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DOST IX completed delivery of assistance to Local Farmers in Zamboanga Sibugay
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The Recudo Taruc Rubber Planters Association (RETARPA) finally received the complete S&T Grants-In-Aid assistance package from the Department of Science and Technology – IX through its Provincial Science and Technology Center of Zamboanga Sibugay. RETARPA is an association based in Barangay Taruc, R.T.Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay.
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DOST IX conducts orientation to its Newly-hired Employees
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The DOST IX conducts a two-day orientation to its newly-hired employees on its Programs, Services, and Policies; and Awareness Seminars on Gender-Fair Language and ISO 9001:2015 standards, on May 5-6, 2022 at Grand Astoria Hotel, Zamboanga City.
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