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DOST-FPRDI staff shine in international research conferences
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Two DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) researchers have won major awards in international conferences held recently.
Technology Innovation Division’s Alexis B. Dorado bagged the Best Research Paper Presentation in the 2023 International Conference on Resources and Environmental Research (ICRER) held at Hong Kong, China from 2-4 December 2023.
Dorado presented the paper titled "Sustainable Wood Stain Derived from Natural Dyes for Green Applications" that details how Philippine natural dyes can become a viable and eco-friendly alternative to primary colorants in wood stain formulations. She won under the "Wastewater, Oil Pollution and Green Technology” category.
DOST-FPRDI partners with DA-BPI for bamboo R&D
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The DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) and the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) will collaborate on an initiative that hopes to develop more bamboo innovations for the agriculture sector.
The two agencies signed a Memorandum of Agreement last 7 November 2023 for the project “Bamboo LIQUOR Ph: Local Innovation for Quality Use of Organic Pesticide Resource in the Philippines”. Among others, it will study the development of organic pesticides to help increase the produce of local onion farmers.
DOST-FPRDI Director Romulo T. Aggangan (3rd from left) and DA-BPI Director Gerald Glenn F. Panganiban (2nd from left) lead the MOA signing for a research collaboration on bamboo.
DOST-FPRDI opens bamboo facilities to clients
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In celebration of the Philippine Bamboo Month, the DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) opened its bamboo facilities to the public last 26 September 2023.
Dubbed “Lakbay Kawayan: An Appreciation Tour of Select DOST-FPRDI Bamboo Facilities”, the activity showcased two of the Institute’s newest facilities that could be availed of by bamboo-using businesses: the Bamboo Musical Instruments Processing Center and the Forest Products Innovation and Training Center (FPITC).
The event also presented some ideas on how the participants could further process bamboo into various engineered products and charcoal briquettes. Institute experts also lectured on some preservative treatment options for bamboo to make it less appetizing for bio-deteriorating agents like powder-post beetles and termites.
“This Bamboo Month, we wanted to provide MSMEs an overview on how they can use science, technology and innovation in improving their bamboo-based businesses. We hope that thru the Lakbay Kawayan, we were able to reach out to our clients and showed them many opportunities to expand their bamboo enterprises,” explained Technical Services Division Chief Maria Cielito G. Siladan.
Laguna University faculty check on the engineered bamboo display at the FPITC.
