DOST-PCAARRD TTPD official visits RAISE Eastern Visayas for intensified monitoring and assessment

In Photo: VSU RAISE program leaders and staff welcomes DOST-PCAARRD TTPD Director Noel A. Catibog and team for the M&E of RAISE Projects and Y2 Semi-annual Review last July 20-21, 2023 at Visayas State University, RDEI Hall.

The Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development’s (DOST-PCAARRD) in collaboration with the Visayas Consortium for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Program (ViCARP) organized a 5-day long site visit and monitoring of PCAARRD-funded technology transfer projects entitled “Regional Agri-Aqua Innovation System Enhancement (RAISE) Program” in Eastern Visayas from July 17-21, 2023.

Dir. Noel A. Catibog, the Director for DOST-PCAARRD’s Technology Transfer and Promotion Division (TTPD), graced his presence in touring the Samar-Leyte SUCs which are key partners of the RAISE Program in the region. He was accompanied by Ms. Mary Ranzelle A. Pasang of TTPD and Mr. Ryan Lawrence Polinag from the Council’s Socio-Economic Research Division (SERD). The program team of the RAISE Eastern Visayas spearheaded by the Vice President for Research Extension Innovation and VICARP Director, Dr. Maria Juliet C. Ceniza together with Ms. Elmera Y. Bañoc and Ms. Mary Jane Acosta Serida of Visayas State University (VSU).