DAeyes Research Outreach Stations in every province

THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) envisions establishing an outreach center in every province to prepare a ground work for a quality research.

This was announced by OIC regional executive director Lorenzo Caranguian during the DA-CAR Annual Research Review.

ROS are already in palced in Luna, Apayao and in Rizal, Kalinga. Recently, Mayor Anthony Wooden of Tadian donated 10 hectares for the establishment of the Western Cordillera Research Center in Mountain Province.

In Abra, DA-CAR needs to visit the site recommended by the Field Operations Division (FOD) and have an audience with Governor Jocelyn Bernos. For the Province of Ifugao, Caranguian already coordinated with Governor Pedro Mayam-o regarding their 10 hectares donation located in Lamut purposely for the establishment of the ROS in the province.

In Benguet, the Baguio Dairy Farm will be developed into combined research and extension facility. Part of the development of the Baguio Dairy Farm is the establishment of the Development and Training Center and Guestel worth 100 M.

Also, DA-CAR will pursue the establishment of Integrated Laboratory that will include soils laboratory, seed testing laboratory, tissue culture laboratory, pest and diseases laboratory, animal diagnostic laboratory, feed laboratory, biocontrol laboratory and all other laboratory merged into one.

“Research Outreach Station is the implementing arm for research and production of the DA-CAR Regional Field Office,” said research chief Consuelo Aligo of ROS Luna. ROS’s help provide easier access of the programs and projects of the department to the farmer-beneficiaries. DA-CAR Release