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washable and reusable. They also tion, raisers will have an assur-
assure the same protection of sur- ance that there is a market for the
gical and N95 masks. stocks, hence they can increase
the holding capacity of their farm.
Aside from alcohol produc- By increasing number of stocks,
tion, ISU Cauayan has also initiat- their level of production will grow
ed production of hand-made face which will lead to higher prof-
shields. These were also distrib- it. Moreover, with retailing, the
uted along other health essentials consumers’ buying capacity will
and medical kits the said campus increase and more customers will
has produced. The campus initia- be reached as the products are
tive produced a total of 840 pieces sold through multiple channels of
of DIY face shields. distribution.
The project would tap group
Agri-based Products of goat raisers in Echague, Jones,
The health crisis also put Mallig, Angdanan in Isabela; Sto
considerable restraints to food Nino, Iguig, Abulug, Solana, Piat
access and production. With and Tuao in Cagayan; Diffun,
limited public activities, farm- Maddela and Aglipay in Quirino
ing-based livelihood are affected, Province as source of animals for
which eventually caused economic slaughtering. The animals will
loss for farmers and thus, limited be transported to ISU-Cagayan
food supply. Department of Ag- Valley Small Ruminant Research
riculture’s program Ahon Lahat, Center (CVSRRC) Slaughterhouse
Pagkaing Sapat (ALPAS) Kontra and Meat Processing Center for
sa COVID-19, aims to address this post-production activities. The
food supply concern. products will be manufactured
With Department of Agri- using the five (5) DA-BAR-ISU-
culture- Bureau of Agricultural CVSRRC generated POT on canned
Research’s (DA-BAR) approval on chevon. The POT is registered as
the implementation of the proj- Utility Models (UM) under the
ect Commercialization of Chevon Intellectual Property Rights-Phil-
Canned Products: A Support to ippines.
DA-ALPAS COVID-19 Program, the The products will be distrib-
University became a national col- uted through technology/product
laborator on food security efforts. commercialization partners of
The approved project provides ISU-CVSRRC in local and inter-re-
intervention on the need to assist gional coverage. Furthermore,
the most vulnerable people of the distribution of the products will
society by commercializing the also be coordinated with DA-RFO
package of technology (POT) de- 02’s KADIWA Market. Aside from
veloped on food processing, par- the above-mentioned channel, the
ticularly on chevon canning. center will also link the products
With the application of the with the existing market in Region
technology and commercializa- 1, 3, 4A and Metro Manila.
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