Another feather in the cap of the R&E of the University was the successful conduct of the 31st RD&E In-House Review on July 6-7, 2011 at USM Café Martina. This year’s activity was spearheaded by the USM Research and Development Office, under the able leadership of Dr Emma K Sales, who was the overall coordinator, together with Dr Ariston D Calvo, who served as the vice coordinator.
For this year, the research evaluators and panelists who were invited and assigned by session were: for (Session I) Drs Enrico P Supangco, vice chancellor for Research & Extension/director ZRC; Teodoro S Solsoloy, assistant director, Bureau of Agricultural Research; Maria Delia C Belen, science research specialist II, PCARRD; Ponciano A Batugal, president Farmers Community Development Foundation International; and Pablito P Pamplona, member, Board of Directors and board secretary, Philippines Palm Oil Development Council, Inc. For session II- Drs Erlinda B Aromin, co-director, CHED-UPLB-ZRC; Ruby S Hechanova, director for research, SKSU; and Juanito T Batalon, senior science research specialist, PCARRD.

            Top commodities presented were the following: corn – one (1) program, five (5) projects, ten (10) studies; followed by rubber with one (1) program and eight (8) projects; fruit crops – four (4) projects and two (2) studies; coffee –three (3) projects and two (2) studies; oil crops – two (2) projects; spices & essential oil bearing crops –two (2) projects; sugar palm – one (1) study; root crops- one (1) program; legumes- one (1) program vegetables  one (1) program and three (3) studies. For extension, it has ten (10) projects and study; poultry & livestock – eleven (11) projects; socio-economics – two (2) projects and three (3) studies; social sciences- two (2) studies; natural science & environment – two (2) projects and three (3) studies; organic production –one (1) project. Eleven (11) faculty researchers with at least three papers presented were: Dr Romulo L Cena - 6 papers; Dr Ariston D Calvo – 5 papers; Profs Vingelle B Jimenez, Efren E Magulama, and Fabiola R Alejandro – 4 papers; and Prof Lilian C Lumbao, Drs Josephine R Migalbin, Emma K Sales, Jaime C Silvestre, Naomi G Tangonan, and Prof Rogelio C Testado – 3 papers each. 

 

             The main objective of the USM RD&E In-house was to review and evaluate all on-going and completed research development and extension programs/projects/studies. It also served as an avenue for all researchers, extension workers and other stakeholders to convene and exchange new knowledge or products generated and also about development/extension strategies. During the Plenary session, Drs EP Supangco, TS Solsoloy, and JT Batalon presented the UPLB Research & Extension Agenda, DA-BAR Research Priorities and Grants, and PCARRD Agenda, respectively. Myrna R Tan and Joan P Pandoy