State-run University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) recently said that it has more than 70 products and technologies ready for marketing.

Around 40 biotechnologies and bio-products, six improved varieties of cassava, two improved varieties of corn, 15 improved varieties of fruits, two lines of hibiscus, two agricultural kits, and two cheese-making technologies are already "mature and developed," said UPLB Vice-Chancellor for Research and Extension Enrico Supangco in a statement.

These products and technologies are intended to improve productivity and efficiency in agriculture and enhance the quality of life. They consist of products of biotechnology; crop and varietal improvement; crop production, dairy technologies; farm mechanization; feeds and animal nutrition; germplasm conservation and tissue culture technologies; irrigation and drainage, pest management technologies; plant breeding protocols; postharvest technologies; social development technologies; and waste product utilization and by-product processing.

Mr. Supangco said the different technologies and products offer key users, particularly farmers, diverse benefits in terms of cost of production, time, energy, and others. Other technologies provide models and frameworks for community development.

Licensing is the most common strategy employed by the university in commercializing technologies.

"At present, seven licensed agreements have been committed by UPLB, six are being processed and one is operational," Mr. Supangco said.

The different college units and research institutions serve as the marketplace of these technologies and products, where people can find what suit their needs.

Sales and royalty fees generated from these products and technologies are used to pay the staff, purchase vital supplies, and pay overhead costs, Mr. Supangco said.