07/05/2025
A team from ๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ โ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ recently conducted a courtesy visit to ๐ด๐. ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐, where they were warmly welcomed by Barangay ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐จ and ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ . This visit marked a significant step in the universityโs community extension initiative on ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง (๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐), led by ๐ซ๐. ๐ฑ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐, which aims to empower local farmers through sustainable and innovative cinnamon harvesting practices.
This initiative is in line with growing national support from ๐๐๐๐ and ๐๐๐๐ for the development of cinnamon as a high-value crop, promoting sustainable agriculture and economic growth at the grassroots level.
Joining the initiative were ๐ir. ๐๐๐ซ๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ข ๐๐ญ๐. ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐, ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ; ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ง; ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐จ, ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐
๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ข ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ; along with three committed student-volunteers.
During the visit, Dr. Jay Picardal expressed a strong interest in exploring how CNUโs academic programs can be tailored to support the evolving needs of the barangay. His dialogue with Brgy. Capt. Pepito opened up new opportunities for collaborative development, community-driven research, and inclusive growth.
This engagement also contributes to CNUโs goals for institutional accreditation, reaffirming the universityโs commitment to community-responsive, research-based extension services that uplift lives, and foster sustainable progress.
๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ, ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐, ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐.