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CvSU MANUAL OF OPERATIONS
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non-degree courses offered in 1988 for the out–of–school youth was the
Sanayan Sa Kakayahang Agrikultura (SAKA). SAKA was an innovative
agricultural skills training on coconut–based farming system which was
more on hands –on approach to agriculture. SAKA was a joint program of
DSAC and the Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc.

In the field of extension service, the College became part of the
network of the UP Los Banos–based Barangay Integrated Development
Approach for Nutrition Improvement of the Rural Poor (BIDANI), a problem-
based approach for nutrition improvement in the barangays.

Likewise, the college became an active partner of the Department of
Science and Technology (DOST) and the Department of Trade and Industry
and was designated as the National Training and Demonstration Center for
Fruit and Vegetable – Based Products (NTDC-FVBP). DSAC was also
designated as the Affiliated Non-Conventional Energy Center (ANEC) for
Region IV by the Department of Energy (DOE).

Through the various linkage institutions, the college implemented the
Institutional Development Assistance and Cooperation Project with the
University of the Philipines Los Banes (UPLB) , as the lead institution.
UPLB assisted the college in the strengthening of its instruction, research
and extension programs.

To address the changing needs of the clientele brought about by the
agro-modernization and industrialization in the CALABARZON (Cavite
Batangas, Laguna, Rizal, Quezon) area and to prepare the academe for the
university status, the College instituted four component schools in 1992.
These were the Schools of Agriculture, Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and
Education.

On 27 August 1993, the college was designated by the Educational
Projects Implementing Task Force (EDPITAF) and the Bureau of Higher
Education (BHE) of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports
(DECS) as the Regional College of Agriculture (RCA) for the Southern
Tagalog, in recognition of its potentials and achievements. This was in
connection with the Philippine Australian Agriculture Technology Education
Project (PAATEP).

Being the Regional College for Region IV, DSAC was mandated to
assist the five (5) Provincial Technical Institutes of Agriculture (PTIAs) in the
region in the improvement of their curricula and instructional programs, in
practical and applied researches, conduct of training, and lead in the
production of instructional materials.

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