RDE Agenda
The following are the research, development and extension activities being pursued;
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- breeding for high productivity, good quality and stress tolerance
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- generation of sustainable and profitable production systems
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- evolvement of integrated pest management technologies
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- development of appropriate post production technologies
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- design and production of suitable tools, equipment and machines for production and processing
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- production of new rootcrop-based food products
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- development of database for socioeconomic, policy formulation and research direction
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- acceleration of rootcrop technology transfer to intended clientile
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Program 1 (FOOD): Improvement and Use Diversification of Rootcrops for Food |
Program 2 (STARCH): Improvement and Use Diversification of Root Crop Starch |
Program 3 (FEED): Enhancing Availability, Quality and Cost Compititiveness of Rootcrop Feeds |
Program 4 (SPECIAL PROGRAM): Cassava for Peace and Development in Muslim Mindanao |