<font style="font-weight: bold;" size="5"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">PCARRD cites <span style="font-style: italic;">kawayan</span> biofuel technology</span></font>

ONCE AGAIN, the product developed from waste materials of bamboo processing and chichacorn production bagged the Best Development Paper Award in Agriculture and Natural Resources given by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD), Nov. 9, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Makati City.

The awarding ceremony coincided with the National Symposium on Agriculture Resources Research and Development that highlighted the 35th anniversary of PCARRD.

The “Kawayan charcoal briquette technology” authored by Dr. Stanley C. malab, engineer Jose Zafaralla, Prof. Beatriz S. Malab, and Dr. Angelina A. Tagay received P50, 000 and a plaque of recognition for capturing the first place in the development paper category.  The development project demonstrated the technical feasibility and economic viability of producing kawayan charcoal briquettes from bamboo waste materials and chichacorn manufacturing effluent.  The technology reduces the pressure on the country’s precious word resource; helps mitigate carbon dioxide emission; and provide additional income and employment opportunities in the countryside.

Meanwhile, the paper “Improving productivity of unmanaged kawayan tinik (Bambusa blumeana shultes) plantation for quality poles and shoots got the Best Research Paper Award in Agriculture and Natural Resources (third place, research paper category).  The paper was authored by Dr. Malab, Charlie B. Batin, and Prof. Beatriz M. Malab, all from MMSU; Marina A. Alipon of the Forest Products Research and Development Institute; and David J. Midmore of Central Queensland University.  As third place winner, the paper was awarded P20, 000 and a plaque of recognition.  The research generated significant information on the effective management of existing kawayan tinik (Bambusa blumeana) clumps to produce quality poles and shoots for various uses.  The resultant technology, dubbed “Poles Per Year” or “PoPeYe Technology is highly recommended for adoption to increase the productivity of managed and unanaged kawayan tinik plantation and clumps.
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