By JS TABANGCURA
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LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — The Benguet State University on its 24th Charter Day Celebration on January 12 inked a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the Asia Pacific Resource Recovery Reuse and Development Corporation (APRRRDC) on several research projects.

As stated in the MoA, BSU will implement research projects under the Institute of Highland Farming Systems and Agroforestry (IFHSA) which are:

Micropropagation of Hanga Varieties of Cordillera (Pittosporum resiniferum Hemsl.); Micropropagation of Seven Bamboo Varieties in Benguet; Feasibility of Chevon and Dairy Goat Production in Benguet; Ostrich Production Project and Solid Waste Management Project with focus on the processing of organic fertilizer.

These researches will be led by Julia Solimen as program leader and  Valentino Macanes as project manager. BSU researchers involved are Milagros Dumaslan, Dante Chichioco, Marissa Parao, Anatalia Castrence, Myrna Walsiyen, Richard Dumapis, Madeline Kingan, Jose Balaoing, Alexander Fagyan and Asuncion Nagpala.# nordis.net