DA, NCIP validate Benguet, Ifugao native heirloom rice
>> Friday, November 11, 2022
LAGAWE, Ifugao -- The
Dept. of Agriculture Regional Field Office in Cordillera together with the
National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) conducted community
validations in Benguet and Ifugao for research implemented from June 2017 to
July 2020 under the Heirloom Rice Project (HRP) Phase 2.
Project leader Veronica Fangasan said the community validation aims to correct errors and ensure that the data and information gathered from the research are accurate, adding the project acquired the free prior and informed consent of the concerned indigenous communities and had signed a memorandum of agreement which required the conduct of community validation.
Myra Kalang-ad, provincial officer of NCIP Benguet, emphasized that the heirloom rice is the identity of the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and it can also be their gift to the next generations. She expressed that the results of the research would benefit the IPs of Benguet.
Milagros Limangan, NCIP Ifugao representative, also iterated on the importance of heirloom rice research as these play a pivotal role in the cultural identity of the Ifugaos. She encouraged the participants to question and correct any wrong information that would be presented.
Meanwhile, Sarah Balloyan, HRP staff, presented the results of the participatory needs and opportunities assessment; collected, on-site agro-morphological characteristics, grain quality, and nutritional values; five studies on nutrient management strategies; three location-specific pest management recommendations; initial geo-tagged heirloom rice production areas; harvest and post-harvest technologies; product and by-product development studies; and the summary of the improved or matured technologies introduced to the farmers.
Project leader Veronica Fangasan said the community validation aims to correct errors and ensure that the data and information gathered from the research are accurate, adding the project acquired the free prior and informed consent of the concerned indigenous communities and had signed a memorandum of agreement which required the conduct of community validation.
Myra Kalang-ad, provincial officer of NCIP Benguet, emphasized that the heirloom rice is the identity of the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and it can also be their gift to the next generations. She expressed that the results of the research would benefit the IPs of Benguet.
Milagros Limangan, NCIP Ifugao representative, also iterated on the importance of heirloom rice research as these play a pivotal role in the cultural identity of the Ifugaos. She encouraged the participants to question and correct any wrong information that would be presented.
Meanwhile, Sarah Balloyan, HRP staff, presented the results of the participatory needs and opportunities assessment; collected, on-site agro-morphological characteristics, grain quality, and nutritional values; five studies on nutrient management strategies; three location-specific pest management recommendations; initial geo-tagged heirloom rice production areas; harvest and post-harvest technologies; product and by-product development studies; and the summary of the improved or matured technologies introduced to the farmers.
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