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PILI NUT
Pili nut kernel is the most important product. When raw, it resembles the flavor of roasted pumpkin seed, and when roasted, its mild, nutty flavor and tender-crispy texture is superior to that of the almond.
COCONUT
Known as the “tree of life”, the coconut palm gives man its wood for his shelter and fruits for food. As one of the most important agricultural crops in Bicol Region, it yields timber; alcohol; vinegar; strips and fiber for making baskets, mats, rope, brooms; fuel; and for feeding domestic animals and for fertilizer.
ABACA
Commonly known in the international trade as Manila Hemp, abaca is considered the strongest of natural fibers. The fiber is mostly for cordage (ropes) and handicraft goods like bags, placemats slippers, doormats and others. When converted to pulp, the fibers find extensive use in specialty paper making.
QUEEN PINEAPPLE
The queen pineapple is one of the sweetest varieties of pineapples in the Philippines. The small and very spiny plant gives a small conical fruit (0.5 to 1 kg), with deep-yellow shell and small prominent eyes. Its golden yellow pulp is crispy and sweet with an excellent flavor and long shelf life.
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Organization Components and Structure |
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ORGANIZATION COMPONENTS AND STRUCTURE
1. Member Agencies - The member agencies of BCARRD are classified as implementing and non-implementing:
Implementing Agencies - undertake actual R&D work
- Bicol University (BU) - Base agency (www.bicol-u.edu.ph)
- Camarines Norte State College (CNSC)
- Camarines Sur State Agricultural College (CSSAC)
- Catanduanes State Colleges (CSC) - www.catanduanesstatecolleges.edu.ph
- Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology (DEBESMSCAT)
- Partido State University (ParSU) - www.parsu.com.ph
- Sorsogon State University (SSC) - www.sorsogonstatecollege.edu.ph
- DENR - Ecosystems Research and Development Services 5 (DENR-ERDS 5)
- Department of Agriculture - Regional Field Unit 5 (DA-RFU 5) - www.bicol.da.gov.ph
- Fiber Industry Development Authority 5 (FIDA 5)
- PCA - Albay Research Center (PCA-ARC)
Non-Implementing Agencies
- Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) - www.bar.gov.ph
- Department of Science and Technology V (DOST V) - www.region5.dost.gov.ph
- Department of Trade and Industry V (DTI V)
- National Economic and Development Authority V (NEDA V) - www.neda5.net
- Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) - www.pcarrd.dost.gov.ph
- Provincial Government of Albay (PG-Albay) - www.albay.gov.ph
These member-agencies share manpower, facilities and other material resources for BCARRD's research and development activiteis; undertake research projects with regional and national R & D framework; package research results for the utilization of the end-users, provide financial contribution for the consortium's operations; designates, authorize and financially support the participation of the agency personnel in RRDCC, RTWG, RACO, RMIS, RTGP and other activties, and furnish BCARRD the needed information by other member-agencies.
2. The Regional Research and Development Coordinating Committee (RRDCC)
3. The Regional Technical Working Group
4. BCARRD Secretariat
Consortium Director - Ninfa R. Pelea (
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RACO Coordinator - Marissa N. Estrella, Ph.D. (
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RMIS Coordinator - Maria Luisa U. Tango (
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RTG Coordinator - Grace B. Brizuela (
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Staff - Gloria Vina Angielene Buenaflor, Maureen Mamansag, Dennis Lunas, Jonard Aranaz
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