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Production (CFP) in the region, jointly concieved by Apayao State College (ASC), Food and
Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-
CAR), will be launched on July ___ 2015 at San Gregorio, Luna, Apayao.
The CFP in the region is one of the five (5) DOST awardees in a research partnership with
adoptor.
The nationwide project is amounting to P 26, 934,772.00; for Apayao there is a total of P9.6
ASCP4.6 M obtained from the P2.6 B rechanneled PDAF of the National Government to
SUCs.
Within the framework of the project, it is articulated that malnutrition remains the national
priority of the government. The FNRIs 2011 updating data show that the percentage of
In order to achieve the MDG target of having the proportion of underweight 2015 from 1990
to 2011, the prevalence should be reduced by 6.6 % in 2015 with an average annual reduction
The FNRI-DOST developed three (3) food products namely rice-mongo curls, rice-mongo
In 2011, the said institution conducted the field testing of DOST PINOY using the
and Iloilo to a total of 1, 006 children. Results showed a significant decrease in the
prevalence of underweight children in the intervention group from 96.7% to 82.1% compared
The project primarily involves roll-out for the commercialization of the three complementary
food products in five regions initially namely CAR, IVB, IX, XII and CARAGA.
The Complementary food production plant in Apayao is expected to annually produce three
(3) FNRI developed complementary food technologies such as rice-mongo curls/blend (19.6
baby food blend (3.4 M packs @30g/pack) envisioned to improve the nutritional status of
Hence it required participation and support of the different agencies such DSWD, DepEd,
NNC of the DOH, LGUs, PGUs and other private agencies who ought to take part in the roll
out CFP especially in marketing of the products and to its distribution within identified areas
DOST-CAR is the lead agency serving as the project leader of the project while PCIEERD is
The project shall be implemented through a collaborative effort among DOST Regions,
DOST-FNRI and technology adoptor, the latter being the SUC or an LGU.
The technology adoptor, which is ASC as an SUC in CAR, provided the building, personnel
and operating expenses to complement the S&T intervention related equipment which is the
DOST-FNRI spearheaded the transfer of the technologies including the plant lay-out and
technology training which was conducted, prior to the said launching, last June 23 to 24 at
Payanan, Luna to facilitate the technology adoption and commercialization of the FNRI-
developed complementary food technologies to be rolled-out from the facility erected within
The agreement was ratified through a MOA last Dec. 31, 2014.
Within the MOA, FNRI acknowledges this as a strategy to combat malnutrition problems of
the country; hence, collaborated with DOST for the promotion, support, transfer and
commercialization to improve the quality of life of the people through food-based livelihood
intervention.
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The project will certainly enhance the R&D capacity if its agriculture program as it requires
production of tons of rice and mongo as raw materials, said Leilani A. Parugrug, the project
coordinator.
We foresee it as a laboratory and training facility to support the production function of the
But only through maintenance, proper handling of the equipment and support that this CFP