The government then created a law by virtue of Republic Act 3639 issued on January 1, 1930, modifying the functions of the Bureau of Plant Industry in Bicol to achieve the following general objectives:

1) Development and implementation of plant industries in the Philippines through research
2) Production of high quality seeds (breeder, foundation, registered and certified seeds) and planting materials for distribution to farmers and seed producers; and
3) Crop protection and regulatory control of pests and diseases

 Bicol Abaca Experiment Station was established on June 17, 1963. It was terminated in June 1974. It was also known as the Bicol Abaca Development Board and later as Abaca and Other Fibers Development Program. It was then that the BPI renamed the station to Daet Seed Farm.

One of the programs of the BPI was the Expanded Seed Production and Distribution Program which was funded by the RP-Japan Project Loan. The project also focused on infrastructures to improve farm facilities prior to the efficient production and distribution of seeds and planting materials.

 In year 2002, the Daet Seed Farm is renamed as DA-ROS Daet under the Regional Integrated Agricultural Research Center for Lowland and Rainfed Development Zone of the Department of Agriculture, Regional Field Unit No. 5.

Its area is divided into:

Building and roads Pili based multiple farming system (pili, calamansi, pineapple) Agromet Station Pili clonal (with some coconut trees) Scion grove Nursery regular Pink pomelo plantation (15 years old) Pink pomelo plantation (10 years old) Pineapple (GAP) Drying pavement Stilling basin or reservoir PDP Ricefield (rainfed)	- 8.0 hectares -.66 has. -107 sq. m. - 1.054 has. - 1.0 ha - 1.0 ha. - 1.34 has - 2.7 has - 1.0 ha. - 250 sq.m - 40 sq. m. -0.317 ha. -1.75 has.

 Mission

The DA ROS Daet is devoted to research and production of high value commercial crops for modern production technologies and global competitiveness of the country's major crops (corn, rice, mango, pili, pineapple, banana, cassava, etc.) production of certified and quality seeds and planting materials for distribution to farmers and stakeholders; and effective technology transfer to small farmers to increase their income.

 Projects and Activities

1) Production and Distribution of High Value Commercial Crops
a. Seeds - rice, corn
b. Planting materials - pili, assorted fruit trees, pineapple sucker
c. Rootcrops - cassava (Sultan 7 and KU 50)

 Research and Development Activities

1) Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for Pineapple
2) Ratooning for pineapple
3) Continuous leaf harvesting of pineapple
4) Ratooning for sorghum
5) Cassava seed multiplication

 2) Pili Development Program
The Daet Seed Farm established a nursery for pili as part of the P250M Project on Indigenous Crops (pili, abaca, coconut) Funded by Congressional Initiative. Under the program the DA as the lead agency in partnership with FIDA and the PCA spearheaded the massive planting and replanting of these three major crops in the provinces of Albay, Cam. Sur, Cam. Norte, Sorsogon and Catanduanes. These seedlings will be distributed to the LGUs and farmer cooperators.

Project Components:
a) Techno-Demo b) Seedling for distribution c) 50-50 scheme

 Manpower Complement

The Daet Seed Farm is manned by five regular employees, one casual, and 5 field workers.

(L-R) Erlisa Quierra, Angie Campita, Inocencio Q. Obrero, Emiliano M. Murillo, Julieta C. Mago, Teresita Tagala (FIDA).

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