Two wins are better than one:
Two of PhilRootcrops engineers brought home their 1st-Runner Up finish in the recently concluded DA-BAR National Research Symposium held at the DA-BAR Complex, Diliman, Quezon City on October 3-5, 2005.
Besting other researchers from all over the country, Engineers Daniel Leslie Tan,Thin Layer Drying of Cassava Grates and Alan B. Loreto Development of Village-Scale Sago Processing research entries won the judges nod and landed them 1st runners up in the Basic and Development Category, respectively.
Each engineer received a Plaque of Recognition and a Php 15,000 cash prize apart from the honor they bring to the Center and LSU.
Sponsored by the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agricultural Research, the Symposium aims to gather together agricultural researchers all over the country to provide a venue for exchange of research information that will contribute to the improvement of the Philippine agriculture industry. Also, the symposium serves as the venue to reward researchers who made relevant research to boost the agricultural productivity.