Central Mindanao University Academic Paradise of the South
Northern Mindanao Consortium for Agriculture and Resources Research and Development (NOMCARRD)
Dr. Maria Luisa R. Soliven, University President chairs the NOMCARRD’s Regional Research and Development Coordinating Council (RRDCC), the decision-making body of the consortium. Select faculty members of CMU lead the different arms of NOMCARRD, namely: The Regional Research Development Group (RRDG), The Regional Applied Communication Group (RACG) and Regional Management Information System (RMIS).
The NOMCARRD hosts the annual Regional Symposium for Research and Development Highlights (RSRDH) which also serves as the venue for various winning CMU-generated and implemented researches that contend with other best researches in the region.
The symposium aims to evaluate researches conducted by the different member agencies; to promote interaction between and among researchers, extension workers, the local government units and other clienteles; to provide a venue for the discussion of the state of the art research and development activities in the region; to foster regional collaboration and information among member agencies; to establish future direction in research and development in Agriculture, Fisheries Natural Resources and Environment (AFNRE) and to provide a venue where Science and Technology Based-Farm (STBF) project results are presented.
