This second issue of Highland Express Magazine® for 2024 is both a reflection and a reaffirmation of CorCAARRD’s dynamic role in advancing sustainable and inclusive development across the Cordillera region. Guided by the theme “Rooted in Heritage, Growing through Innovation: Advancing AANR in the Cordilleras,” the stories we present here echo a deep respect for our cultural and scientific foundations while embracing the opportunities that innovation brings.

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As we unveil the first issue of Highland Express Magazine for 2024, we take pride in chronicling the milestones and meaningful engagements that continue to define CorCAARRD’s dynamic presence in the Cordillera region. This volume, Vol. 38 No. 1, encapsulates a compelling narrative of resilience, innovation, and collaboration that has propelled the consortium’s mission to new heights in the first half of the year. ...

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🌾Orphan crops serve important roles in sustaining food security of Tinoc, Ifugao 🌾There are fifteen (15) orphan crops identified 🌾Orphan crops are categorized according to their habitat; and use and extent of production

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Cordillera as nest to indigenous communities rich in biodiversity and indigenous knowledge systems and practices (ISPs) remains vulnerable among extractive individuals or groups, researchers included. The peaceful village of Kadaclan in Barlig, Mt. Province was a project site of a DOST-PCHRD funded project implemented from 2018-2021. The project team whose interest lies on the rich biodiversity and indigenous healing practices of the community had ascertained the need and importance of iterative consent seeking throughout the process of project implementation. Accordingly, this process sparked trust and confidence among villagers towards researchers and has slowly built a meaningful collaboration throughout the process. Yet, if not sustained and guarded, this could also lead the other way

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The COVID-19 pandemic has prolonged its course which magnified the vulnerability of the AANR sector that has partly resulted from the use and overuse of natural resources. At the same time, we know enough to act – from embracing agroecological systems that nurture the ecosystem and rebuilding soil fertility, we are also advocating for the prudent stewardship of natural resources. ‘Planetary health’ has become a byword – which recognizes that human health and the health of our planet are inextricably linked. This has always been the ‘indigenous worldview’ a lesson that should be captured for sustainable systems.

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