If you want to attend techno demos on charcoal briquetting, water hyacinth processing, handmade paper-making, engineered bamboo, wood bending, finishing and dyeing, and foldable and Do-It-Yourself bamboo shelters, better attend the Pistahan Sa Gubat on July 4 to 6, 2017. This will be held at the Forest Products Research and Development Institute compound, Forestry campus, UP Los Baños.

The event is in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the FPRDI, an agency of the Department of Science and Technology. There will be exhibits and trade fair featuring furniture pieces, handicrafts and other products manufactured by forest-based and related enterprises.

Another highlight will be the lecture on July 4 on “Improving the Utilization of Bamboo for Engineered Products Manufacture” by Dr. Rico J. Cabangon of the Engineered Products Development Section, Technology Innovation Division.(PRESS RELEASE)