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The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD), during the celebration of the National Science and Technology Week, will showcase its innovations in agriculture, aquatic and natural resourcesthat will raise the agri sector’s productivity to world-class standards.

PCAARRD will give the media a peep into said innovations at the 2015 NSTW Outcome One Press Conference on July 3, 9AM at Sulo Riviera Hotel, Diliman, Quezon City. The press conference, bearing the theme Strategic Industry Program for Agri-Aqua Growth (SIPAG) ni Juan, will focus on PCAARRD’s Industry Strategic S&T Plans (ISPs) on some agri-aqua-natural resources commodities such as banana, goat, Benham rise, mud crab, plant growth promoters, and abaca.

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Abaca, known worldwide as Manila Hemp, is an economically important crop indigenous to the Philippines.  It is the lifeblood of more than 200,000 farming families from 56 abaca growing provinces in the country.

 

Abaca is also a top export commodity of the country with an average of US$80 million annual export earnings.  In global trade, it boasts of high demand as raw material for cordage, textile, handicrafts, and specialty papers.

Just recently, it found its niche in the automobile industry as the “strongest natural fiber material” for dashboards and car interiors.

 

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Clark Freeport has expressed the possibility of adopting the Hybrid Road Train system of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to ferry employees from various locators of the Freeport zone, during the recently held media tour and demo ride at the Clark Freeport Parade Grounds.

Eyed as one of the possible solutions to ease Metro Manila’s traffic congestion and public transport woes, the Hybrid Road Train is a 40-meter long system of interlinked and airconditioned coaches. It is estimated to serve 650,000 passengers a day when it is rolled out, or 60 passengers per coach for a total of 240 passengers. The train can run at a top speed of 50kph.