University of the Philippines Los Baños Edible Landscaping Team led by project leader Dr. Fernando C. Sanchez, Jr. paid a courtesy visit to DA-Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) OIC-director Joell H. Lales on 26 January 2023 at the Office of the Director, RDMIC Building, Quezon City.

Dr. Sanchez, along with co-project leader Charito Balladares and project staff John Bryan Lawas and Veianne May Dote, presented their ongoing project funded by DA-BAR on “Enhancing Regional Capacities on Urban Agriculture towards Nutrition-sensitive Crop Production through Edible Landscaping” which aims to capacitate DA Regional offices and ultimately the local communities on edible landscaping.

Also joining the meeting were DA-BAR technical staff Alvin Fontanil, Juan Nikolas Paller, Glenn Dimayuga, and Candice Guilaran; and budget officer Marilou Oren.