23/07/2026
Congratulations to DOST-ITDI Team Adlay! Thank you for your dedication and hard work.
𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐓-𝐈𝐓𝐃𝐈’𝐬 𝐑𝐓𝐄 𝐀𝐝𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐓-𝐏𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄𝐑𝐃 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲
DOST-ITDI’s innovation on ready-to-eat (RTE) adlay has won the Excellence in Project Implementation and Completion (EPIC) Award during the 16th Anniversary of DOST-PCIEERD held on June 29, 2026 at the Fairmont Hotel in Makati City.
Funded under DOST’s Collaborative Research and Development to Leverage Philippine Economy (CRADLE) Program, the project, “Preliminary Study on the Application of Retort Pouch Packaging Technology in the Development of Shelf Stable Ready-to-Eat Adlai (Coix lacryma-jobi L.) Products”, was led by Grace D. Noceja and her team at the Packaging Technology Division.
The project had developed three RTE variants of adlay, also known as Job’s tears, coix, or Chinese pearl barley, such as parboiled, porridge, and champorado, offering a highly nutritious, diabetic-friendly, gluten-free alternative to white rice and other grains.
Congratulations, Team Adlay!
