Dr. Romulo Davide, a multiawarded national scientist and a 2012 Ramon Magsaysay awardee, will be the guest speaker in a scientific conference to be held on Nov. 23 at the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna.
Sponsored by San Miguel Corp., the conference dubbed “Couldn’t AGRI More: Harvesting S & T Knowledge” will be held at the UPOU audio-visual room. It is organized by the Masters of Development Communication students under the DEVC 263 class (Scientific and Technical Communication) of Dr. Joane Serrano.
Davide will talk about the Farmer-Scientist Training Program, an initiative he carried out since 1994 to help farmers gain productive and sustainable yield.
In 1994, he was awarded outstanding agricultural scientist by the Department of Agriculture.
Davide is the older brother of former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr.
Davide’s discovery of a nematode-trapping fungi led to the development of Biocon, “the first Philippine biological control product” used against pests attacking vegetables, fruits, rice and other crops.
He obtained his Agriculture degree from UP Los Baños in 1957. He later earned his Master of Science degree in Plant Pathology from Oklahoma State University (1962) and his PhD in Nematology-Plant Pathology from North Carolina State University (1965).
The conference is open to 20 limited slots to the public. For more details, please visit www.facebook.com/DevComTalks.