DA-PCC joins 10th Asian Buffalo Congress

 

Researchers from the Department of Agriculture Philippine Carabao Center (DA-PCC) participated in the 10th Asian Buffalo Congress (ABC) with the theme “Buffalo Production for Food Security and Livelihood” held in Nepal and through a virtual platform in its member countries last October 25-29.

Said ABC 2021 was organized by the Faculty of Animal Science, Veterinary Science and Fisheries, Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) in Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal.

Dr. Bhuminand Devkota, president of the Asian Buffalo Association and Chair of ABC 2021 organizing committee, welcomed the researchers and participants.

The congress’ objective is to foster research and development on buffaloes in the Asian region, which is home to 92% of the world’s buffalo population. Likewise, it aims to create an avenue for network and knowledge sharing among researchers, scientists, policy makers and other stakeholders.

The five-day event was participated in by researchers from Nepal, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Romania and Italy. A total of 67 research papers and 65 posters were categorized and presented under seven thematic areas, namely: Buffalo for Food Source, Policy and Socio-economics, Genomics and Biotechnology, Breeding and Production, Management and Nutrition, Health and Adoption, and Diversified Utility.

The DA-PCC presented 14 researches during the scientific conference.

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