Extension Associate
Capiz State University
In the 2012 Manggahan Festival held on April 16–22, 2012 at the Provincial Capitol Grounds in San Miguel Jordan, Guimaras, the Capiz State University (CapSU) Techno Gabay Team led by Mr. Eduardo Navarra, Team Leader, brought the products of its Farmers Information and Technology Services (FITS) Centers for showcase and sales.
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| Farmers products from Capiz included the engineered bamboo technologies of MS Randy Fancubila (top photo) and coco shell products and items (lower photos) by Roosevelt Villarde, prospective farmer scientist of Ivisan FITS Center. |
For the first ever Mango FIESTA, or Farms and Industry Encounter through Science and Technology Agenda led by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) and the Western Visayas Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Consortium (WESVARRDEC), CapSU’s Navarra brought and promoted the coco shell products of Mr. Roosevelt Villarde, prospective farmer scientist of Ivisan FITS Center. CapSU also brought the samples of engineered bamboo materials produced by Randy Fancubila, Magsasaka Siyentista (MS) of the Dumalag FITS Center.
The products of the FITS Center from the Province of Capiz formed part of the regionwide exhibit featuring the processed mango products of MS Rebecca Tubongbanua of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) Guimaras and the coco coir products of Tubungan FITS Center, among others.
