Mulberry R & D Six-year Development Plan Implementation and Output: The Quest for Philippine Silk Lilia Ancheta lilia.ancheta@ymail.com Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University Philippines Time: 3:41 – 4:00; October 26, 2012 (Day 3) Venue: Level 3, Hibiscus 3713 The Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University-Sericulture Research and Development Institute (DMMMSU-SRDI) played a pioneering role in developing the silk industry in the Philippines. Its sericulture program now established as an enterprise engages large, marginal and small land holders to plant mulberry and rear silkworms to enhance their income and create employment for family labor year-round. This paper critically reviewed the implementation and output of the SixYear (2006-2011) Mulberry R&D Plan to measure changes and progress towards objectives and outcomes. As most R&D institutions in developing countries that operate with limited financial resources for R&D, DMMMSU-SRDI was required to effectively and efficiently make its research outputs available for use by the local industry and the society. Strategic objectives were established to attain the goal of transferring sustainable and cost-effective mulberry cultivation technology for increased production of quality cocoons. Research projects were rafted and prioritized with guidance from experts and stakeholders in annual agency in-house review. A set of management elements with associated goals was used to guide the R&D program. Communication and participation of researchers in actual technology transfer resulted to the establishment of 45 sericulture demofarms in eight provinces of the country having a total area of 21.5 hectares.
The Dawn of Social Enterprise as Economic Model Ernesto O. Golosino ernesto_hnu@yahoo.com Holy Name University Philippines Time: 4:01 – 4:20; October 26, 2012 (Day 3) Venue: Level 3, Hibiscus 3713 The plunge of giant economies around the world brought about by the notorious financial crisis created a scenario of despair, anxiety, anguish and uncertainty. Such is the complete turnaround of what capitalism advocated. In his famous book “The Wealth of the Nations” Adam Smith seemed to be madly in love with free enterprise as a new weapon to advance societies and depart from antiquity. His passion was later on proved wrong by the emergence and resurrection of two horrific U.S Financial Crisis. So, what lies ahead for capitalistic economies? On the other end, cooperatives steadily carve its name under the shade of capitalism. It runs unnoticed due to its unique approach. With the fall of free enterprise, society started to admire the humble yet persevering paradigm of cooperation. With this exciting phenomena, the researcher wish to ascertain the primordial role played by cooperatives as it shape simple communities into self-reliant enterprise. The researcher utilized qualitative method benchmarked from the contentions of many scholars. The results indicated that cooperative is a thriving industry with wholistic intent; that is capability building among its members and setting aside profit as an individual pursuit.
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