News and Updates

Six personnel from the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) participated in the National Crop Protection Center’s second offering of the Refresher Course on Identification and Management of Pests and Diseases in Rice, Corn, Vegetables, and Plantation Crops in 2023. The course was held virtually from October 16 to 20, 2023. The Professional Regulation Commission granted the Refresher Course with 29 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points.

Last September 27, the National Crop Protection Center (NCPC) trained four staff members of the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office (DA-RFO) Region III’s Feed Chemical Analysis Laboratory on how to use the Rapid Test Kit (RTK) for Pesticide Residues. The training, held at the NCPC’s Pesticide Toxicology and Chemistry Laboratory consisted of hands-on activities and lectures on RTK and food safety and standards.

The National Crop Protection Center – Quick Response Team (NCPC – QRT) visited the provinces of Pampanga and Batangas last September 5 and 13 to monitor a newly reported sugarcane insect pest observed by the Sugar Regulatory Administration – Luzon Agricultural Research and Extension Center (SRA-LAREC). Together with the SRA-LAREC staff, the team conducted ocular inspection and sample collection at the SRA-LAREC station and on sugarcane fields in Porac, Pampanga and Calaca and Balayan in Batangas.

The National Crop Protection Center, in collaboration with the UP Professional School for Agriculture and the Environment (UPPSAE) and the Institute of Weed Science, Entomology, and Plant Pathology (IWEP), conducted a short course on Insect Pest Identification using DNA Barcodes and Introduction to Entomopathogens at the Tagum Agricultural Development Company’s (TADECO), Panabo City, Davao del Norte last August 30 to September 1.

A total of 17 delegates from Cebu, Leyte, and various regions in Mindanao convened at Agriya, Panabo City, Davao del Norte to participate in the short course on butterfly ranching and commercial breeding on May 8 to10.

The National Crop Protection Center (NCPC) held a 4-day celebration of its 47th founding anniversary on May 22-25, with the theme “Fast Forward: Resilient Crop Protection Solutions towards Sustainable Food Systems.”

The National Crop Protection Center (NCPC) Advisory Board convened on March 23 at the NCPC Auditorium to talk about the Center’s accomplishments and to discuss its research, development, and extension plans and priorities.

The Rapid Test Kit (RTK) for Pesticide Residues Project of the National Crop Protection Center (NCPC) bagged the CAFS Outstanding Extension Team Award during the 114th CAFS Foundation Day on March 7 at the Seniors’ Social Garden, UPLB.

The National Crop Protection Center (NCPC) conducted the 2023 NCPC Strategic Planning Workshop at the WhiteWoods Convention Hotel in Silang, Cavite last February 7-9.