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sustainable to ensure food security as well as to improve the quality of life of

farmers and fisherfolks. Research and extension activities on the following

commodities shall be given priority: coffee; kaong; rice; corn; root crops; high

value crops (banana, pineapple, mango, cacao and vegetables); poultry and

livestock; fisheries and aquaculture; urban agriculture; and organic

agriculture.

2. Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation. This thematic area is

concerned with environmental stewardship and equitable allocation and

sustainable use of natural resources. Emphases include: environmental

protection; biodiversity assessment and monitoring; cleaner environment;

climate change; risk reduction management; renewable energy and green

technologies; natural resource management; and ecotourism.

3. Smart Engineering, Information and Communication Technology (ICT),

and Industrial Competitiveness. The term smart engineering covers the

methods, processes, systems and tools for the cross-disciplinary, system-

oriented development of innovative and interconnected products, services and

infrastructures in the field of engineering. Products and process models shall

be developed in which networking encompasses all stages of development,

from interdisciplinary design, to production processes and piloting, right the

way through product usage and disposal. Smart engineering is about the

integration of appropriate product planning, development, and management to

ensure the rapid market-ready implementation of innovative product and

services and industrial competitiveness through digital development process.