The PCA will be celebrating its 38th National Coconut Week with the theme “Paghubog sa Pilipinong Magniniyog Daan sa Pag-Angat ng Ekonomiya at Maunlad na Bagong Pilipinas”.One of the major activities is a Coconut R & D Webinar to be held via Zoom on August 28, 2024 from 9:00AM to 1:00PM. It aims to:

• To inform and update the stakeholders specifically the coconut farmers on the relevant research outputs and strategies;
• To instill recognition of the relevant research outputs into the stakeholders’ awareness thereby identifying gaps thru their responses and feedbacks;
• To create awareness among the stakeholders on the on-going researchers and available technologies available in the research centers.

The topics to be discussed are the following:
• Topic 1 – Integrated Soil Fertility Management Strategies and Practices to a Sustainable Coconut Based Farming System
• Topic 2 - Under Siege: The Growing Threat of Pests and Diseases to Coconut Plantations
• Topic 3 – Niyogosyo: Viable Farmer-Responsive Food Processing Strategies
• Topic 4 - Coconut to Machine to Product: Farmer-responsive Non-food Coconut Products and Machineries
• Topic 5 - Taker-Ready Integrated Coconut Processing Innovations for Home Scale Production
• Topic 6- Design and Development of Solar-Powered Dryer for White Copra

To join, please register through this link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n_nepy0FS5K4mTY7P2Wmlg

Webinar Program Schedule