Activities

Date: May 28, 2025 Venue: Villa Indo Pension House, La Castellana, Negros Occidental This expansive session brought together a wide array of local government units and agricultural engineers to harmonize mechanization data with provincial and city agricultural goals. Institutional Attendance: Mr. Julian Geolingo (Supervising Agriculturist, SRA-Visayas South), Mill District Officers from La Carlota, BISCOM, San Carlos, MA-AO, and Sonedco-Dacongcogon. Government & LGU Partners: Officials from DA-RAED, the Provincial Agriculture Office, and the City/Municipal Agriculture Offices Read more

Date: May 26, 2025 Venue: Northland Hotel Resort, Manapla, Negros Occidental The first workshop focused on the northern sugar belt. Key discussions revolved around ensuring the accuracy of collected data to better serve the logistical needs of the local mill districts. Institutional Attendance: Mr. Rex Jinon (Supervising Agriculturist, SRA-Visayas North), Engr. Cris Austin T. Miravalles (DA-RAED), and Mill District Officers/Farm Surveyors from BACMUR, SAGAY-DANAO, Victorias, HPCo, and Lopez. Stakeholder Participation: Representatives from cooperatives and farms Read more

Date: May 30, 2025 Venue: Mabinay Spring Resort, Mabinay, Negros Oriental The final leg of the validation circuit focused on the Negros Oriental mill districts, emphasizing the integration of local policy with technical resource mapping. Institutional Attendance: Mr. Julian Geolingo (SRA-Visayas) and Mill District Officers from BAIS and Tolong. Local Governance: Representatives from the Provincial Agriculture Office of Negros Oriental and officials from Bayawan City, including Councilor Luis J. Sumalpong. Stakeholder Participation: Diverse participation from Read more

Continuing its commitment to technical empowerment, the M3DAS project team served as resource speakers during the SRA Capacity Building program held from May 20–22, 2025, at Negros Residences in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. The three-day intensive workshop focused on the SRA–Research Development & Extension (RDE) personnel, equipping them with the digital skills necessary to modernize the management of the sugarcane industry in the Western Visayas region. Core Training: QGIS and Data-Driven AssessmentThe presentation, titled “Data Read more

The M3DAS project successfully presented its research findings during the 74th PSABE Annual National Convention, held from April 21–25, 2025, at the Grand Xing Imperial Hotel in Iloilo City. Under the theme “Bridging Sustainability and Innovations: Driving Collective Actions for Climate Resiliency and Water, Energy, and Food Security,” the convention served as a premier platform for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE) professionals to exchange solutions for the country’s most pressing agricultural challenges. Technical Paper HighlightsEngr. Read more

On March 26, 2025, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) achieved a key milestone in technical capacity building at the SRA-LAREC facility in Floridablanca, Pampanga. The M3DAS team played a central role in this initiative, serving as resource speakers for the event titled “Capacity Building for SRA-Research Development & Extension Personnel.” Mastering Geospatial Tools: QGIS and M3DASThe training focused on empowering SRA personnel with modern digital tools to enhance their research and extension capabilities. Key highlights Read more

In a significant push toward digitizing agricultural data in Mindanao, the M3DAS project team successfully conducted specialized training sessions for enumerators in the Cotabato and Davao Mill Districts on March 19 and 21, 2025. Strategic Training HubsThe training sessions were strategically located to cater to the key sugarcane-producing hubs of the region: Cotabato Session: Held at the Cotabato Sugar Central Company, Inc. in Matalam, North Cotabato. Davao Session: Conducted at the Avenue One Hotel in Read more

On February 27, 2025, the M3DAS team met with Engr. Laverne C. Olalia, Manager III of the Research, Development, and Extension (RDE) Department for Luzon and Mindanao, at the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) Main Office in Quezon City. The meeting served as a critical session to review the momentum of the SRA-funded project, “Resource Field Evaluation and Spatial Analysis Using the M3DAS Web Application for Mechanization Assessment of the Sugarcane Industry.” Key Project Milestones PresentedThe Read more

On November 26, 2024, the M3DAS project reached a major milestone in Mindanao by conducting a comprehensive Enumerators’ Training in Valencia City, Bukidnon. This session prepared a large-scale field team to transition from traditional methods to digital, paperless data collection. The training was attended by a robust group of 33 participants, including: Mr. Johnny Z. Agsaoay, Jr. (SRA Mill District Officer) and 7 SRA personnel. 25 Enumerators representing a wide geographic range across Bukidnon, including Read more

The M3DAS project team recently engaged in a consultative meeting with the UPLB-Technology Transfer and Business Development Office (TTBDO) to discuss the protection of the project’s digital innovations. The primary focus of the meeting was to gain a comprehensive overview of the copyright application procedures and legal requirements for the M3DAS Web Survey Application and its integrated systems. This strategic step ensures that the software and analytical tools developed under the project are properly documented Read more