Dr. Jill Villanueva Invited to Speak in FAO Training Program

๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‰๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐•๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐ž๐ฏ๐š ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐…๐€๐Ž ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ
PRRI Ipil-Office || Dr. Jill Villanueva has been formally invited by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to serve as a resource speaker for its upcoming training on managing Pestalotiopsis Leaf Fall Disease (PLFD). The FAO specifically requested Dr. Villanueva, project leader of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) in rubber project, to integrate PRRIโ€™s AI platform into their training program.
We are thankful for FAOโ€™s initiative to incorporate PRRIโ€™s expertise and AI solutions to managing PLFD and improving the Philippine rubber industry.
PRRI fully supports Dr. Villanueva in her endeavor to disseminate innovative technologies for detecting rubber diseases and enhancing rubber management capacity towards GOMAgang Buhay.
#PRRI #PhilRubber #FAO #GOMAgaangBuhay

PRRI Assists in Field Validation and Monitoring for PLFD Mitigation in Zamboanga Peninsula

๐‘ท๐‘น๐‘น๐‘ฐ ๐‘จ๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ญ๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’… ๐‘ฝ๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’…๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ด๐’๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐‘ท๐‘ณ๐‘ญ๐‘ซ ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’Š๐’ ๐’๐’‚๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’‚ ๐‘ท๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’๐’”๐’–๐’๐’‚
October 21-25, 2024 || The Philippine Rubber Research Institute (PRRI) supported the Department of Agriculture’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Section by providing assistance during their conduct of field validation and monitoring of plans and programs funded under the DA-Quick Response Fund (QRF) aimed at mitigating Pestalotiopsis Leaf Fall Disease (PLFD), which took place in various locations, including Vitali in Zamboanga City, and Naga, Malangas, Kumalarang, Tigbao, Bayog, Titay, Liloy, and Leon Postigo.
PRRI’s remains committed to supporting local farmers in enhancing agricultural resilience in Zamboanga Peninsula – towards a GOMAgaang Buhay.
#PRRIAssist #DA #DRMM #PLFD #QRF #ZamPen

PRRI Staff Conducts Re-Evaluation of PLFD-infected Plantations in Agusan Del Sur

๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—œ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ-๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—™๐——-๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ

September 11-13, 2024 || The Philippine Rubber Research Institute – Crop Management Division (PRRI-CMD), represented by Mr. Kim Gonzales and Ms. Kerl Teves, conducted a re-evaluation of PLFD-infected plantations treated under the Quick Response Fund (QRF) following a courtesy visit to the Municipal Agriculturists of Trento, Ms. Deolita D. Abadillo, and Bunawan, Engr. Rey S. Epaรฑola, in Agusan del Sur.

The purpose of the re-evaluation was to monitor, validate findings in the field, and document the results. The team utilized drone technology to capture aerial footage of the affected areas, assessing the incidence of Pestalotiopsis Leaf Fall Disease (PLFD) impacting local rubber plantations, which included seven plantations in Trento and six in Bunawan.

This observation occurred nine months after treatment applications were implemented. The activity stems from the initiative of the PRRI Executive Director, Dr. Cheryl Eusala to gauge the disease’s impact and to further develop effective management strategies for local rubber producers.

#ReAssessmentTrentoBunawan #PLFDConcern #MAOAgusanDelSur

PRRI-RTESD Conducts Two-Day CapDev Program for Rubber Farmers

๐‘ท๐‘น๐‘น๐‘ฐ-๐‘น๐‘ป๐‘ฌ๐‘บ๐‘ซ ๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’…๐’–๐’„๐’•๐’” ๐‘ป๐’˜๐’-๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’‘๐‘ซ๐’†๐’— ๐‘ท๐’“๐’๐’ˆ๐’“๐’‚๐’Ž ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐‘น๐’–๐’ƒ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’“๐’Ž๐’†๐’“๐’”

DINAS, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR || The Philippine Rubber Research Institute through its extension arm, the Rubber Technology and Extension Services Division (PRRI-RTESD), led by Engr. Evangeline Garcia and Ms. Juliet Biolango, conducted a two-day Information Awareness program in Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur on September 12-13, 2024 with 31 participants in attendance. This seminar aims to empower rubber farmers with essential knowledge and skills about Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) through Improved Technology on Rubber Production and raising awareness about Pestalotiopsis Leaf Fall Disease (PLFD) and other pests and diseases affecting rubber.

#CapDev #PRRI-RTESD #DinasZDS #RubberGAP #PLFDawareness

PRRI Staff Collaborates with Local Agencies for Rubber Development in Basilan

๐๐‘๐‘๐ˆ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‘๐ฎ๐›๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ง

BASILAN PROVINCE || Mr. Ronie Magdua, Science Research Analyst (SRA) and Mr. Demosthenes Pico, Project Technical Assistant I of the Crop Management Division (CMD) – Philippine Rubber Research Institute (PRRI) collaborated with Basilan OIC-Provincial Agriculturist Surhayda T. Aguisanda with Mr. Alex Cotales, Agriculturist II and the Latuan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative (LARBENCO) Manager, Mr. Cristino Bacor, to conduct field validation and monitoring for potential areas for establishment of a Rubber Nursery, Budwood Garden, and plantations. Additionally, the team also conducted a survey on the prevalence of Pinhole Borers and re-assessed the treated PLFD-infected rubber plantations last September 10-13, 2024.

#PRRICollab #ConductFieldValidationMonitoring#PinholeBorers #Re-assessmentofPLFD