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AREA V. RESEARCH

Parameter A. Priorities and Relevance

1. SYSTEM-INPUTS AND PROCESSES

Institution’s approved Research Agenda
The University research priorities are specified in the University Research Agenda. The
agenda were defined with due consideration of the strengths and weaknesses of various
University components and the opportunities and threats from factors of the external
environment.

The identification of the University research agenda was based on established

commodity-based research thrusts from which ISU developed a name and became
known in research. These commodity-based research thrusts in eight thematic thrusts
include:

1. Precision (smart) agriculture: rice and corn, aerobic and upland rice, industrial
crops (rubber, sugarcane, cacao),tropical fruits;

2. Organic agriculture: banana, rice, corn, legumes (mungbean, peanut) and
indigenous vegetables; root crops (cassava, sweet potato, yam); indigenous plants for
health and wellness; native animals (chicken, pig); (1/2) Precision (smart)/ organic
agriculture: dry land crops (pigeon pea, peanut, sweet sorghum); small ruminants (goat,
sheep); large ruminants (dairy cattle, carabao);
3. Fisheries/ Aquaculture: Tilapia, hito, ulang;
4. Farm machineries, metal craft, electronics and semiconductors;
5. Watershed and biodiversity;
6. Higher education and social science;
7. Disaster risk reduction and management: hydro meteorological hazards in
Cagayan river basin and island communities; climate change adaptation strategies;
policies development strategies and institutions for CCA and DRRM;
8. Renewable energy: micro hydro, solar energy, biomass and biofuel.

In addition, the University shall focus on seven research thematic thrusts based on
international and national research trends. These thematic research thrusts include:
(1) Smart/ Precision Agriculture,
(2) Organic Agriculture,

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