Posted by agri_center | Posted in Fruit and Nuts, Scientists/Agriculturists | Posted on 16-10-2008
Tags: 2007 The Outstanding Filipino Award for Agriculture, Hernani G. Golez, Ph.D
Hernani Grande Golez, Ph.D. is a recognized expert and major contributor in the development of the mango indutry in the Philippines. Golez devoted 25 years in research work in improving the variety and in increasing the production of mangoes through proper pest management and post harvest handling.
His hometown, Guimaras, Iloilo became the only province in the country capable of exporting high quality mangoes to the United states and Australia. Golez was instrumental in establishing the National Mango Research and Development Center (NMRDC) in Guimaras. The center not only provides top caliber planting materials using various strains of Carabao mango, it also offers technologies such as pruning, chemical flower induction, and fertilization, among other which has considerably improved mango production and yield in the area. His extension work is credited for the widespread mango plantings in Central and Southern Mindanao.
Source: http://www.map-abcdf.com.ph/