2008 News

The first FIELDS Information Caravan and Techno Clinic in Region VIII kicked-off at the Samar Provincial Gymnasium in Catbalogan City on October 22, 2008.  More than a thousand (1,045) participants mostly farmers from the province of Samar attended the event.

Dr Henry Y Goltiano, ATI 8 Training Specialist 4, was requested to serve as reviewer of the Smallscale Forestry, the scientific journal of the International Union of Frest Research Organizations (IUFRO).

The request was made through Dr Steve Harrison, Principal Research Fellow at the University of Queensland, Australia, who is the editor-in-chief of Smallscale.

The Integrated Technology Demonstrations (ITD) on hybrid rice technology showed remarkable performance of the hybrid rice in the municipalities of   Sta. Fe, Alang-alang, and Capoocan in Leyte province.  These municipalities conducted their field days on October 10, 16 and 17, respectively.

The ITDs in these municipalities had an average yield of 5.12 MT per hectare and an average of 82% computed return of investment.

Three (3) series of FIELDS Information Caravan and Techno Clinic were conducted in Eastern Visayas.  The first of the series was held at the Samar Provincial Gymnasium in Catbalogan City, Samar.  This was followed at the People's Center in Tacloban City and then at the University of Eastern Philippines’ gymnatorium in Catarman, Northern Samar on October 22, 24, and 28, respectively.  Close to 2,980 FIELDS stakeholders, mostly farmers attended the activities in this region.
 

Twenty-five district, provincial and municipal coordinators for hybrid rice participated the orientation and technical briefing on integrated technology demonstration on hybrid rice-based farming system on July 29-30, 2008.