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An offshoot of a DOE-assisted project, AREC was conceptualized to provide renewable
energy resource options for far-flung communities such as:

● Micro-hydroelectric system

● Solar energy

d. Equipment Manufacturing Center (EMC)
EMC is a DOST-assisted Center focused on the fabrication, modeling and production
of low-cost, custom-made agro-industrial machineries. It consists of various equipment
manufacturing companies in the valley among its members.

e. Cacao Research and Development Center (CRDC)
CRDC birthed from the DA-BAR-funded project on Cacao in the valley as spearheaded
by ISU. It is dedicated in the research, development, and extension of generated cacao
information and technologies.

f. Climate Change Center–Education, Research and Development (CCC-ERD)
The Center is a CHED-assisted program which spells ISU’s contribution towards
generating climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. It provides the
mechanism to integrate climate change in research, development and education thrusts
of the communities, such as:

● Climate-change resilient agriculture

● Riverbasin and Watershed Master Planning

● Upland and Aerobic Rice

● Dryland Agriculture

g. Rootcrops Research and Development Center (RRDC)
The RRDC emphasized the conduct of field trials and demonstration farms of root crops
in the valley as prime and potent source of staple cash crops.

h. Regional Geographic Information Network (RGIN)
Recognized as a prime partner in GIS utilization, NEDA-R02 established the RGIN at ISU
to become the hub of GIS training, utilization, and advancement. Through the RGIN, GIS
had become an organic component of ISU’s R&D activities.

i. Regional Dairy Center
Newly established in 2013 in partnership with the Philippine Carabao Center, the
Regional Dairy Center is committed to the advancement of dairy production, processing
and marketing in the valley.

j. Biotech Information Center (BIC)
The BIC-Cagayan Valley has been established as a repository of information materials on

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