<P> MIRDC have been cooperating with different organizations to create technology for various improvements and purposes . The Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) System and the Road Train were unveiled to the public during the annual Lantern Parade in the University of the Philippines Diliman . It was a collaboration between UP Diliman and MIRDC for the purpose of faster travel time for students in UP and the public . It had two stations, one located along C.P. Garcia and the other one is along the University Avenue . The Hand Tractor was from the works of both MIRDC and Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech). The concept of the equipment is a transplanter - attached hand tractor and harvester - attached hand tractor wherein rice transplanting and harvesting implements are readily available from the tractor . Farmers would benefit from this because of the reduced cost and more utilization of hand tractor . </P> <P> Statistics of recent steel and steel - related industry developments were published by the Census of Philippine Business and Industry (CPBI) of the National Statistics Office (NSO) with 2001 as the reference year . The industry totaled to 1,895 establishment which is 29.6% of the manufacturing firms . Of all the establishments, 403 or 21.3% of the steel industries were from intermediate steel sector and 1,246 were from manufacturing industries . The steel industry was able to contribute 369,985 worker to the manufacturing sector . Total compensation paid by the steel industry reached to P47. 9 billion which was about 41.2% of the total salaries and employers' contributions SSS / GSIS . The total expenses made by the industry was valued at P692. 6 billion which accounted for 48.8% of the costs made by the manufacturing establishments . The total output of the industry was estimated at P832 billion which accounted for 46.3% of the manufacturing output valued at P1, 795.8 billion . </P> <P> Food science or nutritional science is the field of science studying the nature of foods and the natural changes in them resulting from handling and processing . It is the science concerned with food and nourishment and the role of nutrients in health . In the Philippines, food and nutrition research investigates the ideal diet for Filipinos to solve the problem of malnutrition and the current state of nutrition . </P> <P> The Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) is the principal research arm of the Philippine government in food and nutrition . It was first created in 1947 as the Institute of Nutrition to serve as a clearing - house of data and information regarding nutrition . In 1949, it was authorized to conduct research in the applied science of food, as well . The FNRI was reorganized in Executive Order No. 128, s . 1987 to redefine its mandate to research food and nutrition in order to research and identify solutions to malnutrition problems, develop programs, projects, and policies to address malnutrition, and disseminate these findings . In accordance with these functions, the Food Composition Laboratory was established . Now known as the Food Analytical Service Laboratory (FASL), it is the pioneering laboratory researching into the food and nutrient composition of Philippine foods . Their services include chemical testing, microbiological testing, physico - chemical testing, and research and consultancy services . FNRI also develops simple recipes for small scale and household use, especially for the consumption by infants and children . They provide the nutritional information, properties and even market potential . </P>

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