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Visayas State University (VSU) and the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office VIII (DA-RFO 8) shared the limelight at the 37th Joint ViCARP-ViAFFREDS Regional RDE Symposium in Tacloban City, where their research and development efforts supporting biodiversity and farmer productivity were hailed as the region’s most outstanding papers for 2025.

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The House Committee on Agriculture and Food has approved House Bill (HB) No. 2045, a proposed measure led by Representative of the Fifth District of Leyte Carl Nicolas C. Cari that will formally elevate the Visayas State University (VSU) as the core research hub for the coconut industry in the Visayas.

Get to know the exceptional farmers and fisherfolk of Eastern Visayas as Visayas State University accorded due recognition for their outstanding contributions in the region’s food security.

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The Visayas State University (VSU), through its National Coconut Research Center–Visayas (NCRC-V), is set to expand its food processing capacity with the proposed installation of a new steam retort facility under the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Shared Service Facilities (SSF) Project.

The Visayas State University, through the Philippine Rootcrops Research and Training Center (PhilRootcrops), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) forged a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to intensify the implementation of the program “Bigyang-Halaga, Bangon MSMEs (BBM MSMEs)” on April 8, 2025.