ASEAN Regional Knowledge Network on Forest Products Development
DOST-FPRDI trains woodworking machine operators in Zamboanga Sibugay
The DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) recently trained 20 workers of Tambanan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative (TARBEMCO) on basic woodworking machine operation and maintenance. TARBEMCO is the DOST-FPRDI’s local partner on the project “Processing and Utilization of…
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DOST-FPRDI, FMB team up to strengthen country’s wood processing industry
To help revitalize the local wood industry, the DOST- Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Forest Management Bureau (FMB) partnered in a project to assess the wood processing plants in the…
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INCREASING RECOGNITION FOR XYLARIUM BOGORIENSE AND AUTOMATIC WOOD IDENTIFICATION TOOLS
Xylarium Bogoriense (Forest Product Research And Development Center, Research Development And Innovation Agency, The Ministry Of Environment And Forestry) currently holds the largest number of authentic specimens in the world (193,858 authentic specimens, 110 family, 785 genus and 3,667 species).…
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DOST-FPRDI researchers help merge ASEAN timber info
Two researchers from the DOST- Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) are involved in a project meant to consolidate the database of timber species being traded in Southeast Asia.
Mr. Fernando C. Pitargue Jr. and For. Glenn B. Estudillo…
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DOST-FPRDI BOTANISTS DISCOVER NEW HOYA SUBSPECIES
Known for its ball-like cluster of waxy flowers, the Hoya plant is a favorite among many flower enthusiasts especially in Asia. And although there is already a great variety of officially recognized Hoya plants, a new subspecies was recently discovered…
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