Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) president Wilfredo Dumale, Jr. and executive assistant Atty. Regine Karla Tabas paid a courtesy visit to DA-Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) OIC-director Joell H. Lales on 21 December 2022 at the Office of the Director, RDMIC Building, Quezon City.

NVSU officials discussed their proposed collaborative program to address citrus disease management and control in the region.

DA-BAR Research Program and Development Division acting head Raymond Patrick Cabrera also attended the meeting. Another highlight of the discussion was the bureau’s new research for development agenda propelled by market driven, solution-oriented, sustainable, and farmer-centered agri-fishery technology innovations focusing in areas of high poverty and low agricultural productivity.