Center Profile

 REGIONAL INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER for
HILLY UPLANDS
Balinsasayao, Abuyog, Leyte

I  VISION

A Research and Development Center effectively responding to the technological needs for agricultural development in Eastern Visayas.  

II. MANDATE

To generate, adopt and popularize agricultural production technologies, produce quality germplasm, plant materials and parent stocks, and provide technical assistance for the improvement of living standard and resource productivity of farmers in Eastern Visayas.

III. FUNCTIONS:           

1.       Assist  the Main RIARC in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the Integrated RD/E Program of the region.

2.       Conduct on-site demonstrations of improved or recommended technologies of the priority commodities appropriate for the region.

3.       Maintain and reproduce germplasm of priority commodities of the region.

4.       Integrate and package information generated from agricultural R & D activities suited for the region.

5.       Harness improved material/stock and other research results from different research centers for commercialization and multiplication.

6.       Conduct applied midstream and downstream researches to improve production technology packages for recommendation to farmers in the region.

7.       Provide technical assistance.

IV.               RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT COMMODITIES

Banner Commodities

¨       Jackfruit

¨       Sweetpotato

¨       Coffee

Minor Commodities

¨       Rice

¨       Corn

¨       Durian

¨       Banana

¨       Farming System

V.                  MAKAMASA PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

a)     Agrikulturang MakaMASA – Rice

§         Implementation of Comprehensive R&D Irrigation – Umbrella Program

§         Production of foundation and registered seeds of inbred rice varieties

b)     Agrikulturang MakaMASA – Corn

§         Implementation of Community-based Participatory Action Research (CPAR)

§         Production of registered OPV corn seed

c)      Agrikulturang MakaMASA – HVCC

§         Production of quality planting materials

Ø       Jackfruit                  -           AES # 1&2

Ø       Sweet Potato           -           PSB SP # 15, 16,17,18 & VSP 6

Ø       Coffee                     -           Robusta

Ø       Lanzones                 -           Duko/Paete

Ø       Durian                     -           Chanee

Ø       Rambutan                -           SP

VI.        IMPLEMENTATION OF R & D ACTIVITIES

Ø       Jackfruit

ü       Attained 92% success on cleft grafting

ü       Identified major pests attacking jackfruit 

ü       Determined biological information of some major pests 

ü       Devised a control strategy for fruitfly and fruit borer of jackfruit

ü       Developed  processing technologies

-          Jackfruit juice processing (IPR pending at patent office)

-          Food Products from jackfruit pulp and rags

ü       Developed multi-stem jackfruit

ü       Identified maturity indices of two types of jackfruit

ü       Established protocol on in-vitro propagation

ü       Established/maintained jackfruit technology demo-trials

VII.             PROJECTS SHOWCASING OTHER TECHNOLOGIES

Ø       Sorjan Farming System

Ø       Jackfruit-based mixed crop production system

Ø       Production of high-value vegetables under tunnel greenhouse

Ø       Rice-fish-duck integration

Ø       Orchard Plantations

ü       Lanzones                       -           2.25 ha

ü       Durian                           -       150 trees

ü       Mangosteen                   -           0.5 ha

ü       Rambutan                      -           1.0 ha

ü       Bangkok Santol              -           1.0 ha

ü       Coffee                           -           0.5 ha

ü       Pili                                -         35 trees

Ø       Foundation Grove                 -           1.0 ha

Ø       Jackfruit Scion Grove            -           2.0 ha

VIII.          HUMAN  RESOURCE

Manpower Complement                      :                29

            Technical Staff                           =          17

            Non-technical Staff                     =          12

Ph.D. holder                               =          1

Ph.D. candidate                          =          1

Master’s degree holders              =          3

Master’s degree candidate          =          1

Bachelor’s degree holders           =          17

IX.               BASIC INFORMATION

Location                                        :           Balinsasayao, Abuyog, Leyte

                                                                   10⁰ 4’N latitude & 125⁰ E longitude

Station –In-Charge                     :           Mario A. Martinez

Date Operationalized                  :           April, 1940

Acquired Thru                            :           Statute

Dev’t Zone R&D Thrust           :           Hilly Uplands

Distance from Tacloban            :           70 km

Distance from Town Proper      :           10 km

Distance from Nat’l H-way       :           0

Mode of Transportation           :           any vehicle by land

Availability of

            Communication              :           VHF Radio transceiver (base/handheld)

            Potable water system     :           Spring with reservoir (gravity system)

            Electricity                        :           DORELCO

Climate

            Ave. Annual Rainfall     :           4,190.06 mm (4-yr.ave.)

            Evaporation                     :           1.82 mm (4-yr ave.)

            Solar Radiation               :           5.51 cal/cm (3-yr.ave.)

            Min. Temperature          :           23⁰ C

            Max. Temperature         :           33⁰ C

            Relative Humidity         :           84.56%

            Wet Months                 :           October-June

            Dry Months                 :           July-September

            Cold Months               :           January-February

Soil/Land Form

            Types/Series               :           Umingan clay loam/San Manuel silt loam

            Soil pH                         :           5.0 –7.2

            Topography                :           Plain to sloping to hilly & mountainous

            Elevation                      :           60 m –534 m above sea level

            Soil Analysis

              Nitrogen                     :           0.5 – 2.5% 0M

              Phosphorus               :           0 –34% P₂O₅                 

              Potassium                  :           125 – 400 K₂O

Drainage                                  :           Good natural drainage

Land Utilization

            Total Area                     :           145.35 ha

            Research Area              :           10 ha

            Production Area           :           52.35 ha

            Forest Reserve              :           60 ha

            Buildings/Compound   :           4 ha

            Eroded Area                  :           13 ha

            Roads, Canals & Creeks  :           6 ha

X.                  BUILDINGS, INFRASTRUCTURES & OTHER FACILITIES

1.                  RIARC Complex Building

¨       Administration

¨       Cafeteria

¨       Training Hall

2.                  RADOS Building

¨       FIDA Office

¨       Food Processing Laboratory

3.                  Plant Nursery System

¨       Screenhouses  (2 units)

¨       Seed Storage

¨       Nursery Shed

¨       Plant Preparation Center

¨       Farm Operation Center

¨       Germination Chambers (18 compartments)

¨       Flatbeds (41 units)

¨       Fertilizer Bodega

¨       Chemical Bodega

4.                  Research Laboratories

¨       Food Processing Laboratory

¨       Tissue Culture Laboratory

§         Greenhouses (2 units)

§         Screenhouse ( 1 unit)

¨       Plant Pathology Laboratory

¨       Entomology Laboratory

5.                  RCPC Building (Biological Pest Control Laboratory)

6.                  Farmers’ Information & Technology Services  (FITS)

¨       Electronic One-Shop Information System

¨       Exhibit/Display Area

¨       Library

7.                  Training Facilities

¨       Training Hall

¨       Cafeteria

¨       Dormitory for Male & Female

¨       Guesthouse

8.                  Farmer’s Hall

9.                  Dryers Shed

10.              Postharvest Processing Shed

11.              Agribusiness Service Center (Farm Machinery Shed)

12.              Tunnel Greenhouse

13.              Agromet Station

14.              Staff Houses

¨       Superintendent’s Quarters (1 unit)

¨       Single-Storey duplex (4 units)

¨       Two-storey cottages (3 units)

¨       Single-storey cottage (1 unit)

15.              Electrical System (DORELCO)

16.              Potable Water System (Spring-gravity system)

17.              Road Network & Perimeter Fence

18.              Communication System

¨       VHF radio base transceiver (1 unit)

¨       Handheld radio (4 units)

19.              Irrigation System

¨       Gravity System (Creek as source of water)

¨       Small Farm Reservoir

20.              Vehicles (2 units)

XI.        Contact Persons:

MGR. RUFINO B. AYASO  III
EVIARC Manager
Main RIARC
Brgy. Bagong Silang, Babatngon, Leyte
Tel/Fax No. (053) 321-3154
Email: daeviarc@tac.webling.com

         DIR. LEO P. CAÑEDA, CESO III
            Regional Executive Director
            DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
            Regional Field Unit No. VIII
            Tacloban City
            Tel. No. (053) 321-2024
            Fax No. (053) 325-7242

Manpower Inventory of RIARC in Abuyog, Leyte as of February 2001

V.                  PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED & ACTION TAKEN