An Introduction to Project SARAI

The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology and the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD), is currently implementing the Project Smarter Approaches to Reinvigorate Agriculture as an Industry in the Philippines (Project SARAI). SARAI is a three-year program aimed to develop and implement science-based crops and cropping system technologies, protocols and long-term strategies geared towards maximizing crop yield and minimizing adverse environmental and climate impacts on the following crops: rice, corn, banana, coffee, cacao, coconut, sugarcane, tomato, and soybean.