Research and Extension
ASSCAT pursues research in education, agriculture and engineering to improve teaching quality. The college has put up Research and Development Journals for four successive years beginning 2004.
The college has a strong linkage with the Philippine Council for the Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources, Research and Development (PCARRD) and the Caraga Consortium for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources, Research and Development (CCARRD). ASSCAT is assigned to focus researches in timber, banana, durian and other crops.
The Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory is donated by Congressman Rodolfo G. Plaza from his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). The plant tissue laboratory researches horticultural crops. Organic and pesticide free farming is pursued through collaboration with Philippine Rice Research Institute and other agencies. Field trials on oil palm production are sustained to provide more opportunities to conduct studies to generate funds for the College as its flagship crop.
The ASSCAT Farmers’ Information and Technology Service (FITS) Center was launched on March 1, 2004. FITS is one of the services of the Techno-Gabay Program designed as a delivery system to reach farmers in Agusan del Sur province.
Another way to assist the farming communities achieve greater agricultural productivity and profitability is through the Community Outreach Center (COC) Services. COC determines the technology, training and information needs of farmers through conducting conferences, surveys and reviews of technologies for funding and for sustainable development. Another accomplishment is the ASSCAT Loreto Extension situated at Sitio Manawe, Loreto, Agusan del Sur which continues to operate with the support of the local government officials of Loreto.
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