CONTACT INFORMATION

Cordillera Regional Apiculture Center
Km. 6, La Trinidad, Benguet
2601 Philippines

VISION

A premier regional apiculture center established for human, material and natural resources development for a competitive apiculture industry.

MISSION

To educate and train would-be beekeepers, apiculturists, and other stakeholders, conduct researches, and extend technologies towards the development of apiculture in the region in collaboration with the concerned government agencies/institutions, non-government organizations/private sector and other apiculture/beekeeping stakeholders

GOAL

To establish apiculture/beekeeping as a sustainable households’ complimentary source of income that is integrated into the farming systems in the region. 

OBJECTIVES

  1. Enhance the capabilities of human resources of collaborating agencies/institutions for the effective implementation of the beekeeping development in the region;
  2. Undertake researches and technology innovations to address specific concerns of beekeeping in the region;
  3. Initiate establishment of Provincia Apiculture Satellite Centers in the provinces of Abra, Apayao, Ifugao, Mt. Province and Kalinga based at concerned State Universities/Colleges in each  province;
  4. Establish queen rearing and production projects in strategic locations of the region;
  5. Strengthen the honey processing, packaging, marketing centers, production volume, product diversification and development of business models, in strategic locations of the region;
  6. Coordinate service assistance (eg. technical, financial, trainings/conventions, and other extended to be beekeepers and stakeholders); and
  7. Conduct periodic monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of beekeeping development programs in the region.

Divisions

  1. Apiculture Research and Technology Innovation Division
    • Conducts researches on apiculture and other related studies
    • Conducts bee breeding programs
    • Designs, develops and tests low-cost tools and machineries needed in beekeeping
  2. Apiary Management and Colony Production Division
    • Establish of demonstration apiary
    • Establish provincial satellite centers
    • Produce of colonies for research needs of the center
    • Produce of queens and colonies for dispersal
    • Maintain breeder queens for queen rearing purposes
  3. Bee Product Processing and Diversification Division
    • Develop and expand bee products
    • Develop and expand bee products processing and utilization
    • Design and develop low-cost and efficient harvesting and processing tools, machineries and facilities
  4. Training and Extension Division
    • Conduct/coordinate training and extension program
    • Conduct conferences, symposia and seminars in beekeeping
    • Develop and publish IEC materials on beekeeping
    • Pilot and showcase appropriate technologies in beekeeping
    • Provide expert services to beekeepers/visitors and other clients

RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTERS AND OFFICES