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FPRDI and DA-BAR project seeks to build pili enterprise in Cam Norte
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FPRDI and DA-BAR project seeks to build pili enterprise in Cam Norte
July 8, 2013
The pili (Canarium ovatum Engl.) industry of the province of Camarines Norte is about to get a boost as the Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI) recently teamed up with the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) and the Camarines Norte Pili Growers and Processors Association (CNPGPA) for the project “Technology Adoption and Utilization of Community-Based Pili and By-products Processing and Packaging in the Province of Camarines Norte”. The inception meeting was held on 09 May 2013 at the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist in Daet, Camarines Norte.
Explained Project Leader For. Arsenio B. Ella, Scientist III at FPRDI, “Confectionaries are the most popular products made from the pili nut. The local government, however, wants to maximize the use of the nut and explore other kinds of products that can be made out of it.”
FPRDI helps Bagong Silang Elementary School
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FPRDI helps Bagong Silang Elementary School
July 8, 2013
Rainy days are here and the Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI) has extended help to a remote village school that is constantly at the mercy of heavy rains.
Thru its Adopt-a-School Project, colorful raincoats, rubber slippers and some school supplies were distributed last 27 June 2013 to 112 students of the Bagong Silang Elementary School at Brgy. Bagong Silang in Mt. Makiling, Los Banos, Laguna. The project was led by the Technical Services Division (TSD) and was part of FPRDI’s activities for its anniversary celebration last year.
Philippine “bio-jewels” on the rise
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Philippine “bio-jewels” on the rise
July 1, 2013
Did you know that the fields and forests of the Philippines abound with beautifully designed fruits and seeds that can be used to make world class fashion jewelry?
According to Dr. Ramiro P. Escobin, Scientist I of the Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI), “The use of forest fruits and seeds (or “bio-jewels”) for fashion accessories is now a growing industry in Brazil, especially in areas near the Amazon jungle. The company Click-Brazil, for instance, currently exports 90% of the 5,000 bio-jewelry items it makes every month.
