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EXTENSION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES:
Knowledge and Technology for sustainable sectoral
development

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arked within the mantra of ISU is the “People”, generallyreferring
that the University is able to lendits resourcesinbringingsustainabledevel- active partnerships with
M to communities the University endeared to behold for all of its LGUs, industries NGOs,
opment efforts to varioussectors ofthe community.
advances in academics and research. It is with its extension arm NGAs, SMEs, and
In 2019, the University has been outputs which are being extended to other stakeholders as a
able to transfer and promote inno- communities as way of ISU’s collab- result of extension
vative knowledge and technologies; oration in community activities.
conducted seminars, advancement. These revolutionary
conferences, and outputs include food-based
capability enhancements on the technology, livestock production,
four-prongedumbrella programs: a) agri-based technology,
Adopt A Barangay Volunteerism mechanization, and ICT. 70%
Pro- gram; b) LGU Extension Among the major highlights of
Capability Strengthening Program; 2019 was the successful turning-over increase of ISU
and c) Gen- der and Development; of 14 technologies on livestock pro- committed operations
d) Communi- ty Outreach and duction including goat semen pro- to establish linkages
Support Services; and partnerships, on
commercializedtechnologies; and, cessing, artificial insemination for track to achieve the
goat, processed feeds-UMMB, hay-
established collaborative extension lage and silage and post-production SDP 2024
linkages with institutions and other particularly on canned food process- target.
organizations.
It is imbibed with the Universi- ing to private companies and cooper-
ty’s Extension Agenda to intervene in atives. In addition, other
generated lessening blockades to the rise of technologies of Cagayan
Valley Small domestic economy thru the conduct Ruminants Research
Center (CVSR- of these competency enhancement RC) are now adopted
by private com- efforts. ISU believes that by doing so, panies for
commercial use thru Tech- more sectors would stand by their nology
License Agreement (TLA) own, generating considerable eco- with
DV Boer International Farm nomic gains to sustain their commer-
Corporation. Furthermore, there are cial operations- thus contributing to
four (4) signed Memorandum of Un- the overall changes in their so- cio-
derstanding (MOU) with local dairy
economicground. cooperatives in Isabela using tech-
nologies on forage processing.
Making Technologies
Accessible for the ISU has also broadened
Communities accessi- bility of these technologies
by partic- ipating in prestigious and
Results from thorough renowned product expos where
research and knowledge research com- munities gather to
discovery were transformed to foster respective product and tech
mature technology development. From

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