A STATE university based in Isabela province presented its proposed initiatives to the Regional Development Council in the Cagayan Valley region to boost the bamboo and textile industries, and improve water management and security.
Isabela State University President Ricmar Aquino, during his presentation on behalf of the Regional Research and Development, and Innovation Committee, mentioned two university projects that needed support: the Regional Yarn Production and Innovation Center; and the establishment of a National Water Resources Center .The proposed initiatives on textile production will encourage all provincial, city and municipal governments to plant 'kawayang tinik' bamboo in barangay .
More widespread use of the kawayang tinik bamboo will also be promoted to state universities and colleges for their tree-planting activities, and the Department of Science and Technology, Department of Trade and Industry, and the Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Center in their establishment of bamboo textile fiber production centers.
Pushes For Bamboo-Textile Promotion
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