Vision

Responsive, culturally sensitive provider of Research, Development and Extension innovations in the region.

Mission

Engaging minds to effect positive change in the lives of people and the agi-fishery sector through responsive Research and Development, Technology Transfer and Knowledge Management initiatives in Region XII.

Core Values

SOXAARRDEC CARES!

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Excellence               

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About the SOXAARRDEC

OVERVIEW

Based at the University of Southern Mindanao (USM), SOXAARRDEC is an organization composed of 19 consortium member institutions (CMIs) in the SOCCSKSARGEN Region promoting research and development in agriculture, aquatic, and natural resources.

The nineteen (19) partner member agencies are:

  1. Philippine Council for Agriculture and Aquatic Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD)
  2. University of Southern Mindanao (USM)
  3. Sultan Kudarat State University (SKSU)
  4. Cotabato Foundation College of Science and Technology (CFCST)
  5. Mindanao State University – General Santos City
  6. Cotabato City State Polytechnic College (CCSPC)
  7. DA-Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR)
  8. Department of Agriculture (DA) – Regional Field Office 12
  9. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) – Regional Office 12
  10. DA- Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) 12
  11. DA – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 12
  12. Philippine Rubber Research Institute (PRRI)
  13. PhilRice- Midsayap Experiment Station
  14. South East Asian Institute of Technology (SEAIT)
  15. Southern Christian College (SCC)
  16. Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) @ USM
  17. VMC Asian College Foundation Inc.
  18. Makilala Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)
  19. South Cotabato State College (SCSC)

SOXAARRDEC has three (3) working groups, namely: the Research and Development Cluster (RDC), Technology Transfer Cluster (TTC) and Knowledge Management Cluster (KMC) to implement and perform R&D Management, R&D Results Utilization, S&T Policy Advocacy, and Capability Building activities.

HISTORY

SOXAARRDEC formerly known as Central Mindanao Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Consortium (CEMARRDEC) and then Cotabato Agriculture Resources Research and Development Consortium (CAARRDEC) was created on January 26, 1988 under the umbrella of PCARRD now PCAARRD.  The consortium was born with the purpose of developing strategies and implementing a dynamic system of research management attuned to the development efforts in Central Mindanao. The Consortium carried the name CEMARRDEC for more than one and half decades.  It had undertaken enormous achievements in research and development as well as in touching the lives of the people in its service areas in Central Mindanao. It was only on March 18, 2002 that CEMARRDEC was renamed as CARRDEC due to the regionalization plan of the national government under Executive Order No. 36 on “Providing for the Reorganization of the Administrative Regions in Mindanao and for other Purposes”. The Central Mindanao was renamed Cotabato Region to retain the original composition of the Cotabato Empire that is to include the Province of South Cotabato.

The consortium has widen its membership to 17 in the entire Region XII. With this development, through the Resolution No. 05 series of 2019, CAARRDEC was again renamed to SOCCSKSARGEN Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Consortium (SOXAARRDEC)  and the name was officially used starting April 2020. The change of its name did not affect the management and operation of the consortium as well as its good image as service entity of research, development and extension in Region 12.

The mandate of the consortium continuous to provide avenues for planning, coordination, monitoring/evaluating and sharing R&D programs and resources among R&D institutions in the Region.

SOXAARRDEC Through the Years

1988- CEMMARDEC (the former name of SOXAARRDEC) was created on January 26, 1988, under the umbrella of PCARRD now PCAARRD with the purpose of developing strategies and implementing a dynamic system of research management attuned to the development efforts in Central Mindanao.

2002- CEMARRDEC was renamed as CARRDEC due to the regionalization plan of the national government under Executive Order No. 36 on “Providing for the Reorganization of the Administrative Regions in Mindanao and for other Purposes”. The Central Mindanao was renamed Cotabato Region to retain the original composition of the Cotabato Empire that is to include the Province of South Cotabato.

2009- The consortium endorsed the study “High yielding white maize varieties resistant to bacterial stalk rot and Fusarium ear rot” and won second place on best paper award research category of National Symposium on Agriculture and Aquatic Resources Research and Development (NSAARRD).

2015- CARRDEC was renamed CAARRDEC (Cotabato Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Consortium) in   consolidation with the PCARRD and PCAMRD because of the integration of the aquatic sector.

2019CAARRDEC changed its name to SOXAARRDEC (SOCCSKSARGEN Agriculture Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Consortium) by virtue of Resolution No. 13 series of 2019 of the Regional Research Development Coordinating Council through the initiative of Dr. Francisco Gil N. Garcia, the head of the host institution of the consortium.

2020the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, nevertheless the Consortium continued reaching its stakeholders through the GALING-PCAARRD Contra Covid, the Kaagapay ng Magsasaka sa Krisis at Kalamidad (KMKK) Program and the Covid-19 Quick Response where the consortium distributed 23,468 vegetable seedlings to 2,190 beneficiaries in the region. 7

2021SOXAARRDEC qualified to the Top 6 Regional Consortia for Ugnay Award 2021.

2022From 17 Consortium Member Institutions of SOXAARRDEC, 2 institutions were added in 2022 namely, Makilala Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) and South Cotabato State College (SCSC).

SOXAARRDEC

Organization

Dr. Sailila E. Abdula

RRDCC Chairperson


Dr. Julius Jerome G. Ele

SOXAARRDEC Director


Regional Cluster Coordinators

Dr. Jurhamid C. Imlan

R&D Cluster


Dr. Lawrence Anthony U. Dollente

SciCom Cluster


Prof. Eugene G. Ranjo

ICT Cluster


Mr. Ommal H. Abdulkadil

TechTrans


Consortium Staff

John Leonard H. Latido

Science Research Specialist


Luwalhati V. Cesario

Science Research Assistant


Joel K. Deguilmo

Technology Transfer Aide


Hyacinth Pearl S. Raot-Raot

Clerk III


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