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In a meeting with PCARRD officials headed by Dr. Patricio S. Faylon
at the Senate Office in Pasay City last 09 August, the senator suggested
the conduct of a survey on the most important commodities and products
of municipalities. This, he said would sharpen the product focusing
of FITS centers.
Angara
also stressed the need for value adding strategies, particularly
processing and preservation, to enhance the competitiveness of the
country’s abundant agricultural produce.
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Senator
Edgardo J. Angara with Dr. Patricio S. Faylon (left) |
During
the meeting, Dr. Bessie M. Burgos, Director for Technology Outreach
and Promotion of PCARRD and Dr. Pastora S. Coloma, TGP Coordinator
in Region 3 briefed the senator on the progress and accomplishments
of TGP at the national and regional levels and in Aurora Province.
Angara, also
former agriculture secretary, suggested that Aurora province must
focus on high-value crops such as coffee, pineapple, banana, and
coconut.
Also present
in the meeting were Dr. Teotimo M. Aganon, Director of the Central
Luzon Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Consortium
(CLARRDEC) and Vice-president for Research, Extension, and Training
of the Central Luzon State University (CLSU); and PCARRD Directorate
and staff were also present in the meeting (Bernadette Urtula and
Lilia Bayabos, S&T Media Service) |
