DSSC - Regional Coffee Innovation Center & Museum

DSSC - Regional Coffee Innovation Center & Museum Coffee cupping laboratory was established in 2017 in partnership with ACDI-VOCA a non-profit organization.

This aims to help coffee growers in improving the quality of their produce in accordance with the world standards set by CQI.

๐ƒ๐€๐‘ ๐•๐ˆ๐’๐“๐€ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ƒ๐’๐’๐‚ ๐‘๐‚๐ˆ๐‚The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), through its Value Chai...
29/07/2026

๐ƒ๐€๐‘ ๐•๐ˆ๐’๐“๐€ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ƒ๐’๐’๐‚ ๐‘๐‚๐ˆ๐‚

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), through its Value Chain Innovation for Sustainable Transformation in Agrarian Reform Communities (VISTA) Project, conducted an educational visit to the Regional Coffee Innovation Center (RCIC) of Davao del Sur State College (DSSC), giving participants firsthand exposure to the Center's research, extension, and innovation initiatives in the Philippine coffee industry.

The activity was conducted on July 28, 2026 at two sites: the Coffee Research Site (in collaboration with DSSC-RCIC and Dizon Farms) located in Sitio Bacoco, Brgy. Kapatagan, Digos City, Davao del Sur and the RCIC and Museum within the Main Campus of DSSC. The visit was attended by the team from the VISTA Project, along with officials and personnel from various provincial and regional offices of the Department of Agrarian Reform. The RCIC team facilitated the discussions and technical demonstrations, engaging participants in coffee production and quality evaluation.

Read full article here:
https://rcic.dssc.edu.ph/news/dar-vista-project-conducts-educational-visit-to-dssc-rcic



๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐จ ๐๐ž๐ฅ ๐’๐ฎ๐ซThe Regional Coffee Innovation Center (RCIC) of D...
29/07/2026

๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐จ ๐๐ž๐ฅ ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ

The Regional Coffee Innovation Center (RCIC) of Davao del Sur State College (DSSC) convened a partnership meeting with Bansalan Cooperative to strengthen and enhance the implementation of the existing Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the two institutions. The meeting focused on reinforcing collaborative initiatives that support the sustainable development of cooperatives across the Davao del Sur province, with particular emphasis on empowering coffee farmers while extending assistance to other agricultural sectors served by the cooperative.

The coordination meeting was held on July 27, 2026, at the Board Room of the Bansalan Cooperative Building, Bansalan, Davao del Sur. Representing DSSC were Dr. Regie D. Patagoc (RCIC Director); Ms. Pia Marie Cabarrubias-Lawoglawog, MPA (PDO II); and Mr. Alvin P. Crodua, RAgr (AO II). Meanwhile, Bansalan Cooperative was represented by Ms. Anabel N. Sayson, MBA (CEO); Ms. Elsie Bacornay-Alam (Business Development Services Officer); Mr. Norlix Lucas (Agri-Technician); and Ms. Cyna Wella Culpa (Youth Program Coordinator).



๐‘๐‚๐ˆ๐‚ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐†๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐กThe Regional Coffee Innovation Center (RCIC) of Davao del Sur Stat...
27/07/2026

๐‘๐‚๐ˆ๐‚ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐†๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก

The Regional Coffee Innovation Center (RCIC) of Davao del Sur State College (DSSC) conducted a series of field data gathering activities as part of its research project entitled "Integrated Nutrient Management for Productivity, Quality, and Economic Performance of Arabica Coffee under the Mt. Apo Conditions." The activities were conducted on July 8 and July 24, 2026, at the coffee research site in Sitio Bacoco, Barangay Kapatagan, Digos City, Davao del Sur.

Read full article here:
https://rcic.dssc.edu.ph/news/rcic-conducts-field-data-gathering-for-coffee-research

We are officially welcoming Ms. Pia Marie C. Lawoglawog, MPA to the Coffee Regional Coffee Innovation Center as our Rese...
29/06/2026

We are officially welcoming Ms. Pia Marie C. Lawoglawog, MPA to the Coffee Regional Coffee Innovation Center as our Research, Extension, and Quality Systems Head / PDO II.

As we continue to push the boundaries of coffee innovation and community extension at Davao del Sur State College, we are confident that her leadership will guide our team to even greater heights.

Join us in greeting her a wonderful start with the RCIC Team! Welcome, Ma'am Pia Cabarrubias - Lawoglawog! โ˜•๏ธโ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿฅ‚

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26/06/2026

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19/06/2026

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๐——๐—”-๐—ฅ๐—™๐—ข ๐—ซ๐—œ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—–๐—œ๐—–, ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜The Regional Coffe...
19/06/2026

๐——๐—”-๐—ฅ๐—™๐—ข ๐—ซ๐—œ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—–๐—œ๐—–, ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜

The Regional Coffee Innovation Center (RCIC) of Davao del Sur State College welcomed Ms. Marie Ann M. Constantino, Regional Technical Director for Operations of the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office XI, during her visit to the Coffee Museum and RCIC facilities on June 18, 2026. The visit provided an opportunity to showcase the institutionโ€™s initiatives in coffee research, innovation, technology transfer, and industry development while strengthening collaboration between DSSC and the Department of Agriculture in support of sustainable and competitive coffee production in the Davao Region.

Read the full article here:
https://rcic.dssc.edu.ph/news/da-regional-technical-director-visits-dssc-coffee-museum-and-cacao-laboratory

We are incredibly thrilled to celebrate our very own RCIC system developer, Lloyd Ryan Reyes, for an amazing achievement...
17/06/2026

We are incredibly thrilled to celebrate our very own RCIC system developer, Lloyd Ryan Reyes, for an amazing achievement at the Capstone Project Presentation held yesterday, June 16, 2026, at the DSSC Gymnasium!

Lloyd bagged the 1st Place Best Paper Award in the Plenary Session for his outstanding work entitled "Conexus: An Operational Management System for the regional Coffee Innovation Center with Data Analysis".

Seeing your hard work, innovation, and dedication to elevate RCIC on this stage is truly inspiring. You are proof that future-proofing of the SMART generation is well underway!

The entire RCIC Family is proud of you!๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ˜๐ŸŽ‰

15/06/2026

Coffee farmers in the highlands of Davao del Sur can now improve the quality of their coffee and reach better markets with the help of science and technology.

Full story: https://bit.ly/4vT2kve

๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—–๐—œ๐—–The Regional Coffee Innovation Center (RCIC) of Davao d...
10/06/2026

๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—–๐—œ๐—–

The Regional Coffee Innovation Center (RCIC) of Davao del Sur State College welcomed a group of Mexican tourists on June 10, 2026, as part of their Davao del Sur Coffee Tour Experience. Organized through the Provincial Tourism Development and Cultural Promotions Office (PTDCPO) and CES Travel and Tours, the visit showcased the provinceโ€™s rich coffee heritage, industry innovations, and ongoing efforts to support local coffee farmers. Guests toured the RCIC and Museum, learned about the coffee value chain, and engaged with coffee experts who shared insights into the unique qualities and growing potential of Davao del Surโ€™s coffee industry.

Read the full article here:
https://rcic.dssc.edu.ph/news/mexican-tourists-to-explore-davao-del-sur-coffee-heritage-at-rcic

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