The Research Office

         The Research Program primarily started in 1976 to help graduate students in their agricultural researches. Having momentum, and acknowledging the importance of research in an academic community, its thrust later expanded to cover several technical researches on selected agricultural commodities. In 1978, the Research and Extension Programs were merged which gave birth to the Research and Development Center (R & DC). The R and DC adopted the pipeline approach as its strategy to spur countryside group for information and technology dissemination and contribute to the realization of the university’s development goals. It relives the maxim “development is research utilized”. Research was, therefore envisioned to establish a foundation that would accomplish one of the trilogies of functions of the University.
 
          Moving on with this commitment, the R and DC became the Research, Extension and Training (RET) in 1987 where prioritized research programs are important features and are geared towards improving the quality of life of the people it serves.

       Today, the Research Office has received prominence and has established a solid ground in its continuous and relentless efforts towards contributing to countryside development.

 VISION

            Research as frontier center and program for empowering participating individuals and groups to improve their quality of life.

MISSION

              To develop packages of appropriate technologies, processes and systems adaptive to sustainable agro- industrial production.

GOALS

            To serve as continuing source of appropriate technologies, knowledge, information systems, management schemes and services on the uniqueness of the university in agriculture, fisheries and environment that will meet the requirements of agro-industrializing communities.

In line with this, the Research Office envisions the following:

• As the arm of the university in generating, verifying, piloting and commercializing priority technologies and economically feasible/socially acceptable and environmentally sound agriculture enterprises;

• As the key unit in exploring, evaluating and packing relevant development-based information (factors, structures, processes, systems, paradigms and technologies) and policies;

• As relevant facility for providing technical expertise, information, and other research related services; and

• As a venue for showcasing priority R and D outputs and efforts.