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15-Mar-2021

PCC researchers ‘sharpen saw’ for research proposal writing

“Rich fieldwork experiences can be meaningful sources of ideas for research. One just needs to process these first-hand data into a plausible project proposal,” said PCC Executive Director Dr. Arnel del Barrio during the Training Workshop on Writing Proposals for Funding Application held last August 6-10 at the PCC National Headquarters and Gene Pool in Muñoz Nueva Ecija.

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15-Mar-2021

PCC launches SOA on Dairy Buffalo Production

Harmonized with an on-going intervention led by the PCC’s Knowledge Management Division (KMD) entitled “Strengthening Carabao Development Program (CDP) Communication for Development (ComDev) Campaign in Visayas and Mindanao”, a learning platform called School-on-the-Air (SoA) on Dairy Buffalo Production was launched on August 4 to further enhance the knowledge and skills of carabao raisers in Iloilo.

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15-Mar-2021

Agencies gear up for GM Animals through Regulatory Training

In 2017, a breed of fast-growing Atlantic salmon became the first genetically modified (GM) animal to be sold to Canadian consumers. It is also the first transgenic animal to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for human consumption after 25 years of regulatory lobbying. The said fish, a variety of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), is engineered to grow faster than its non-genetically modified counterpart.