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CSU staff visit DOST-FPRDI
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| (Photos by Ms. Maria Reyes) |
Faculty and researchers from the Catanduanes State University (CSU) visited the DOST- Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) for a consultative meeting last 09 May 2018 (photos above).
DOST-FPRDI’s heat treatment allows pallet industry to meet global standards
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Insect pests and diseases coming from other countries are known to have caused environmental disasters in the US. In northeastern and midwestern America, these agents of destruction – though very, very small - have invaded forests and wiped out entire species of trees in a matter of decades.
To help ensure that invasive insect pests and diseases are not transmitted from one country to another thru global trade, the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 15 was enforced in 2002, mandating the makers of wooden packaging materials to sterilize their pallets and crates. Mode of sterilizing is either thru heat treatment or methyl bromide fumigation.
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| The heat treatment facility of ACE+FA Enterprises. |
DOST-FPRDI trains Zamboanga Sibugay farmers on sawmilling
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Old, unproductive rubberwood trees will soon become a valuable resource in Zamboanga Sibugay as a DOST-FPRDI project gets underway.
The Institute recently trained 12 farmer-members of the Tambanan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative (TARBEMCO) on the sawmilling of old rubberwood logs.The cooperative is FPRDI’s local partner in the project “Processing and Utilization of Senile and Unproductive Rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) Trees for the Production of High-Value Furniture, Mouldings and Joineries”.
Held last April 23-26, 2018, the training taught participants how to properly cut rubberwood logs to ensure maximum quality, lumber recovery and safety for the operators.
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