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

arked within the mantra of ISU is the “People”, generally referring The University recorded
to communities the University endeared to behold for all of its
Madvances in academics and research. It is with its extension arm 68
that the University is able to lend its resources in bringing sustainable devel- active
opment efforts to various sectors of the community. partnerships with
LGUs, industries NGOs,
In 2019, the University has been outputs which are being extended to NGAs, SMEs, and
able to transfer and promote inno- communities as way of ISU’s collab- other stakeholders as a
vative knowledge and technologies; oration in community advancement. result of extension
conducted seminars, conferences, These revolutionary outputs include activities.
and capability enhancements on the food-based technology, livestock
four-pronged umbrella programs: a) production, agri-based technology,
Adopt A Barangay Volunteerism Pro- mechanization, and ICT.
gram; b) LGU Extension Capability 70%
Strengthening Program; and c) Gen- Among the major highlights of
der and Development; d) Communi- 2019 was the successful turning-over increase of ISU
ty Outreach and Support Services; of 14 technologies on livestock pro- committed operations
commercialized technologies; and, duction including goat semen pro- to establish linkages
established collaborative extension cessing, artificial insemination for and partnerships, on
linkages with institutions and other goat, processed feeds-UMMB, hay- track to achieve the
organizations. lage and silage and post-production SDP 2024
particularly on canned food process- target.
It is imbibed with the Universi- ing to private companies and cooper-
ty’s Extension Agenda to intervene atives. In addition, other generated
in 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 four (4) signed Memorandum of Un-
to the overall changes in their so- derstanding (MOU) with local dairy
cio-economic ground. cooperatives in Isabela using tech-
nologies on forage processing.
Making Technologies
Accessible for the ISU has also broadened accessi-
Communities bility of these technologies by partic-
ipating in prestigious and renowned
Results from thorough research product expos where research com-
and knowledge discovery were munities gather to foster respective
transformed to mature technology product and tech development. From

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