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), 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 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 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 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.” 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 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 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 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 Read more
On November 14, 2024, the M3DAS project convened a strategic online consultation meeting to finalize the operational framework for the Negros Occidental Mill Districts. The session served as a critical touchpoint to ensure all field teams and administrative leaders are synchronized for the next phase of the project. The meeting Read more