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VSU leapfrogs from 114th to 33rd in PH university web rankings
VSU jumped 81 places up from 114th in 2015 to 33rd in 2016 in the Webometrics ranking of Philippine universities.
Read more ...VSU study bares how witch's broom impair cassava
Researchers from the Philippine Root Crops Research and Training Center (PhilRootcrops) at VSU revealed for the first time the effect of the phytoplasma disease or the witch's broom on the physiological functions of the cassava root crop known scientifically as Manihot esculenta.
Read more ...VSU offers training on economic research methods
A training-workshop on economic research methods is now going on at VSU’s Center for Continuing Education, January 9-13.
Read more ...Sweet potato farmers, processors to become entrepreneurs
Sweet potato farmers, processors, and agricultural technicians from West Leyte and Samar are now undergoing training to establish and maintain Farmer Business Schools (FBS) in this area, January 10-13, at the Philippine Rootcrops Research and Training Center (PhilRootcrops) at VSU.
Read more ...VSU’s research on abaca fiber gets support from PH agric’l R&D council
The National Abaca Research Center-Visayas (NARC) housed at VSU, earned research funding after the visit of Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora, executive director of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), at VSU, January 5.
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