CebuTech Argao continues its Strengthening of ties in Argao community as BENRC had its extension service activity organized by the Biodiversity, Environment, and Natural Resources Research Center (BENRC), called CTU Research and Innovation for Sustainable Ecosystem (RISE) with Breadfruit Solutions in Barangay Lamacan, Argao, both parties signed a Memorandum of Agreement on August 26, 2025.
Present during the MOA signing were Punong Barangay Kirsten Audrey F. Sarmago, Barangay Secretary Desiree Joy S. Elevera, BHW President Miguelita S. Gebolingo, Child and Development Worker Jemmalyn G. Tampo, and BENRC science research assistants Marcelina S. Ricaborda and John Gabriel A. Fortuna.
The training on food processing using breadfruit will commence on September 10–11, 2025, with participants including out-of-school youth, women’s groups, and the farmers’ association from the barangay.
This outreach initiative marks the Center’s fourth destination for the CTU RISE with Breadfruit Solutions campaign, which began in Camotes Island and Alegria, Cebu in 2024, followed by Bantayan Island in June of this year.
Aimed at promoting this underutilized fruit, the Center is committed to expanding the campaign throughout Central Visayas, especially now that the requested funding for the DOST-supported project, “Inventory and Morphometric Characterization of Breadfruit Varieties in Cebu,” has been released. / Melvin T. Benemerito
