Dr. Dennis M. Gilbero, D.AgSci., Associate Professor IV of Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology (ASSCAT), recently returned from a six-day benchmarking visit to Japan—an international engagement funded by DOST-PCAARRD that focused on wood production innovations and research collaboration.

The visit allowed Dr. Gilbero and fellow participants to engage with researchers, explore laboratories, and visit research institutes at Nagoya University—his doctoral alma mater—as well as Kyoto University. Their goal? To study advanced technologies in wood production, explore innovation gaps, and identify potential opportunities for Philippine timber products in Japanese markets.

“As Caraga Region is recognized as the Timber Corridor of the Philippines— with Agusan del Sur supplying almost 80% of the country’s raw wood materials—this visit is timely,” Dr. Gilbero shared.

“𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘞𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘈𝘚𝘚𝘊𝘈𝘛, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴.”

🎥 Curious to hear more about his Japan visit and how it can shape ASSCAT’s future?

Watch out for the upcoming PAKIGHINABI episode featuring Dr. Gilbero’s journey, insights, and vision for local wood production innovation.

Coming soon!