The Department of Science and Technology (DoST) has licensed a cooperative in Pangasinan to produce iron-fortified rice (IFR).
Jaypy S. de Juan, head of DoST’s Business Development Unit, Technology Transfer and Commercialization Section, DoST-1 director Teresita A. Tabaog, and Ferdinand N. Jamias, general manager of BSNMPC, signed the licensing agreement during the 2025 North Luzon Innovation and Technology Transfer Summit recently held at the Newtown Plaza Hotel, Baguio City.
IFR helps prevent iron deficiency anemia and is particularly recommended for supplemental feeding programs.
DoST-Pangasinan will continue to monitor BSNMPC’s IFR production to ensure compliance with DoST-FNRI standards and provide technical assistance as needed.
Through the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program, BSNMPC will be awarded P529,162.50 in funding to adopt technological innovations that will enhance its operations, productivity and competitiveness for IFR production.
