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Torres and Habon attend natural fibers meet
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Torres and Habon attend natural fibers meet
Ms. Adela S. Torres and Ms. Aimee Beatrix R. Habon of FPRDI’s Technology Innovation Division were among the oral presenters in the Second International Conference on Kenaf and Allied Fibers held 3-5 December 2013 at Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Torres discussed the results of her study “Production of Abaca Mechanical Pulps as Extender to Recycled Paper for Printing and Writing Paper”, while Habon presented “The Pulping and Papermaking Properties of Some Philippine Agricultural Fibers”.
FPRDI helps rebuild Visayas
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FPRDI helps rebuild Visayas
FPRDI is helping rehabilitate the disaster-stricken Visayan provinces using the thousands of trees knocked down by super typhoon “Yolanda”.
The Institute has deployed a task force in Tacloban City, Leyte and Marabut, Eastern Samar which is working closely with DENR-Region VIII in converting the felled trees – many of which are coconut - into lumber. The lumber will be used to build temporary shelters and repair buildings.
Corn farmers get training on charcoal production
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Corn farmers get training on charcoal production
“Napakalaking pakinabang sa amin ang training na ito. Sa pamamagitan nito, magkakaroon ng pagkakataong madagdagan ang aming kita.” (This training course would be of good use to us. It can provide opportunities for us to increase our income.)
This was how Mr. Oscar Compra saw the Training on Charcoal Production and Briquetting at the Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI) last 26-27 November 2013.
