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Bill Seeks to Boost Palm Oil Sector
Bill Seeks to Boost Palm Oil Sector
03/01/2015 (Manila Standard Today) - An official has filed a bill that seeks to improve and promote the palm oil industry by establishing a Palm Oil Research, Development and Extension Center.
Bukidnon Rep. Rogelio Neil Pepito Roque proposed to establish the center in Central Mindanao University in House Bill 5211, which aims to boost the farmers’ living conditions.
He said palm oil was being used as ingredients in many household products such as cooking oil, baked goods, confectionery, canned goods, non-dairy creamers, shampoos, cosmetics, cleaning agents and detergents.
“The country shows an increasing trend in palm oil production volume and the establishment of the center will help improve the palm oil industry in the country so that Mindanao will account for 90 percent of the country’s palm oil production,” said Roque, vice chairman of the House committee on Mindanao affairs.
He said the center would foster the knowledge of farmers, develop technology and increase the country’s production of palm oil.
“It will provide assistance on the processing and marketing of palm oil and its by-products,” Roque said.
The Center will coordinate with the Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Agricultural Research, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Trade and Industry, NEDA and the Philippine Council for Agricultural Research and Resources Development in training stakeholders, conducting researches, extending technologies and analyzing the demand and supply of palm oil in the domestic and international markets.
The bill provides that the Center will conduct agricultural, industrial and economic research and development of the palm oil industry for the benefit of palm tree farmers.
The center will train professionals, students and palm tree farmers and their children on the various disciplines related to palm oil production utilization and marketing.
The Center will design and implement, in coordination with institutions of higher learning, local and foreign scholarships and fellowship programs on the academic fields that will enhance palm oil development.
The center will also be tasked to organize and hold local, regional or international conferences, gatherings, forums and seminars on the current trends and developments in the palm oil industry.
The Center will consolidate all researches by other institutions, as well as establish, maintain and operate an information and library center, design and implement a farm extension program to effectively transfer modern farm technology to palm oil farmers.
The center will publish and disseminate research finds and make appropriate recommendations to interested parties.
Bukidnon Rep. Rogelio Neil Pepito Roque proposed to establish the center in Central Mindanao University in House Bill 5211, which aims to boost the farmers’ living conditions.
He said palm oil was being used as ingredients in many household products such as cooking oil, baked goods, confectionery, canned goods, non-dairy creamers, shampoos, cosmetics, cleaning agents and detergents.
“The country shows an increasing trend in palm oil production volume and the establishment of the center will help improve the palm oil industry in the country so that Mindanao will account for 90 percent of the country’s palm oil production,” said Roque, vice chairman of the House committee on Mindanao affairs.
He said the center would foster the knowledge of farmers, develop technology and increase the country’s production of palm oil.
“It will provide assistance on the processing and marketing of palm oil and its by-products,” Roque said.
The Center will coordinate with the Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Agricultural Research, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Trade and Industry, NEDA and the Philippine Council for Agricultural Research and Resources Development in training stakeholders, conducting researches, extending technologies and analyzing the demand and supply of palm oil in the domestic and international markets.
The bill provides that the Center will conduct agricultural, industrial and economic research and development of the palm oil industry for the benefit of palm tree farmers.
The center will train professionals, students and palm tree farmers and their children on the various disciplines related to palm oil production utilization and marketing.
The Center will design and implement, in coordination with institutions of higher learning, local and foreign scholarships and fellowship programs on the academic fields that will enhance palm oil development.
The center will also be tasked to organize and hold local, regional or international conferences, gatherings, forums and seminars on the current trends and developments in the palm oil industry.
The Center will consolidate all researches by other institutions, as well as establish, maintain and operate an information and library center, design and implement a farm extension program to effectively transfer modern farm technology to palm oil farmers.
The center will publish and disseminate research finds and make appropriate recommendations to interested parties.