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Rubberwood furniture could be the next big thing
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In the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, rubber farmers are now reaping the fruits of the rubberwood initiative led by the DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI).
Members of the Tambanan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative (TARBEMCO) have started producing and selling furniture pieces made from old and unproductive rubberwood trees. With clients coming initially from their province, the farmers have so far produced cabinets, chairs, tables and other home pieces.
DOST-FPRDI champions earth-friendly technologies
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Because of its name, the Department of Science and Technology’s Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) – is sometimes misunderstood as being anti-environment. Some people think that the agency’s mandate promotes deforestation, the alleged culprit behind the devastating floods that hit the country in 2020.
DOST-FPRDI preserves priceless wood samples thru digitization
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Treasures come in many forms and sizes.
For the DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute’s (DOST-FPRDI), a “treasure” may be an assortment of wood blocks that for many years now have been contributing to archaeology, the wood-using industries, and the country’s anti-illegal logging campaign. The oldest of these blocks is 117 years old.
