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By: Dyann C. Daniel
Peanut is a traditional legume crop extensively grown in the sandy loam soils along the delta plains of Cagayan Valley (Region 2). It is primarily used for fuel, fiberboard, fodder, butter, milk, and oil. The Philippines is in the top 48 countries of overall world production with a share of about 29,301 MT. The cultivation of peanut crops relies heavily on animal and human power. Likewise, postharvest operations have been observed to cause a negative impact, resulting in high harvesting losses and aflatoxin contamination levels of more than 15 ppb in domestically-produced peanuts.
To address these issues, Cagayan State University (CSU), successfully produced three (3) peanut mechanization technologies in the last five years: the peanut sheller-sorter, the peanut stripper/thresher cum pod sorter, and the intelligent aerated bulk storage for in-shell peanuts. CSU proposed a localized innovative design of the peanut harvesting technology – the Peanut Digger – to further complement these technologies.
Seeing the potential contribution of CSU’s Peanut Digger to the country’s sustainable development, DOST-TAPI’s Technology Innovation for Commercialization (TECHNiCOM) Program recently approved the project and will be supporting its prototype improvement/ iteration, pilot and field testing, and market testing. The Program also previously granted the Grain Bagger of Isabela State University (ISU) assistance with its commercial model prototyping and pilot-testing.
Read more here: http://www.tapi.dost.gov.ph/news/199-isu-s-grain-bagger-bags-technicom-grant.
Getting inspiration from the country’s need for agricultural mechanization, Dr. Jose Guzman, Project Leader of CSU’s Peanut Digger project, said: “... [W]e hear the bottlenecks of every local peanut farmer. This local innovation could be more cost-effective than globally imported models.”
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By: Mirielle V. Vacal
The National Archives of the Philippines (NAP) conducted a three-day seminar-workshop on "Establishment of the Records Center and Archival Systems" last 13-15 September 2022 at Hotel Dominique, Tagaytay City.
"Through the activity, I was inspired and motivated to fully-establish a highly-functional storage and records area for the Institute that would be beneficial to our employees as well as our stakeholders.” said by Ms. Marissa A. Melosantos, AOV - Records Officer.
She also added: the activity is an eye-opener that great things can be done through a systematic approach in records management, systems development and policy-driven initiatives. The knowledge we learned from the activity will be of great help for our ultimate goal to improve DOST-TAPI’s records management system.
Shown in the photo from left to right: Mr. Amiel T. Pangilinan - Archivist II, Mr. Brixter Joshua D. Caragan - Archivist I, Mr. Von E. Abella - Senior Archivist, Ms. Librada B. Adolfo - Senior Records Management Analyst, Ms. Gina M. Papa - Chief, Training and Information Division, Ms. Marissa A. Melosantos - AOV - Records Officer, DOST – TAPI, Ms. Ma. Teresa A. Pagaragan - Chief, Archives Collection and Access Division, and Ms. Maria Michelle T. Amarillas - Science Research Specialist II, DOST-TAPI.
For more information, please contact 8837 2071 local 2151 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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