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Luzon-wide confab on cold chain program held
(by Erwin S. Embuscado 6/10/2009)


BPRE Exec. Dir. Ricardo L. Cachuela stresses a point during the conference

BAGUIO CITY- Farmers organization and local government units who are recipients of facilities under the national cold chain program convened to address the issues and concerns on the operationalization of these equipment at the Hotel Supreme Convention Plaza last June 4-5, 2009 in this city.

The participants of the conference were recipients of cold storage facilities, refrigerated trucks, pre-cooling and packaging stations and the Bagsakan center operators in Luzon.

The cold chain system is the refrigerated handling, storage, and transport operation of high-value crops from the farm to the market. It provides an appropriate temperature for the perishable crops to prolong the shelf life of the farmers` harvests thereby increasing their profit and providing good quality vegetables for the consumers.

Ricardo L. Cachuela, BPRE executive director, said that he is expecting that the conference will produce a road map for the successful implementation of the program for the new recipients of the facilities.

Cachuela also encouraged the participants to let the organizers of the conference know if there are facilities that need to be replaced or requiring additional unit in their respective areas during the two-day conference.

Meanwhile, Benguet Gov ...Click to read more

Yap visits irrigation, flatbed dryer projects in Isabela (4/28/2009) - TUGUEGARAO, CAGAYAN- Agriculture Secretary Atty. Arthur C. Yap visited the on-going irrigation project and flatbed dryers (FBDs) awarded to Irrigators Associations (IAs) in Tumauini, Isabela last April 21, 2009. Yap inspected the flatbed dryers of . . . Click to read more

DA, KOICA to set up more RPC in the country (4/14/2009) - The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will establish additional rice processing centers (RPCs) in Pangasinan, Iloilo, Bohol and Davao del Sur after the successful implementation of the RPC in Baler . . . Click to read more

BPRE establishes community-based grain drying center in Camarines Sur (1/1/2009) - The Bureau of Postharvest Research and Extension is conducting the project "Sustainability of Community-Based Grain Drying Center (CDC) Established as Public Investment" at the Hi-Farm Irrigators` Association Inc in Brgy. Bonot, Calabanga, Camarines . . . Click to read more

BPRE holds training on biomass furnace operation and maintenance (11/26/2008) - The Bureau of Postharvest Research and Extension conducted the second batch of the "Training Course on the Operation and Maintenance of the BPRE Biomass-fed Furnace" at the Felis Resort Complex, Matina Aplaya, Davao City on November 18-20, 2008. T . . . Click to read more

Essential oil from betle leaf, a promising insecticide (2/16/2007) -

The use of synthetic chemical insecticides has been the most popular and economical strategy to avoid the emergence of insect pests. However, a few available chemical insecticides for stored products in the market are no longer effective because o . . . Click to read more

Eyeing bright prospects for food processing through the TDC (11/12/2006) - Fruits and vegetables, once processed, can be made available even during off-season or when supply is scarce or unavailable. Toxins are also removed, making the food safe to consume and the delicate perishability of food is remedied.
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Ilocos Norte adopts the MCSTD (11/10/2006) - The provincial government of Ilocos Norte [PGIN] has adopted the BPRE [Bureau of Postharvest Research and Extension] multi-commodity solar tunnel dryer to demonstrate the processing of dried mango and other fruits at a commercial level. Click to read more

More income from arrowroot cookies (11/10/2006) - Arrowroot cookies, anyone?

The province of Marinduque is not only popular for being the butterfly capital of the Philippines or the Lenten Mecca of the Southern Tagalog because of its moriones festival every Lenten season. M . . . Click to read more

What Food Safety is all about? (6/17/2009) - Food safety is . . . Click to read more