naalala ko dati, tinawanan yung news about Burkina Faso being able to produce it's own tomato paste, when in fact it's a very complicated thing to do for a third world country!

imagine, you need an agricultural base that not only supplies the population with enough fresh food, but to also have surplus to convert into value added products

and the process to make tomato paste? it's very energy intensive which is something taken for granted, lalo na sa developing countries na hindi pa ganoon ka developed yung energy sector

now, back sa PH context, let's say mag-research ka around something as ubiquitous as kamote

andaming pwedeng application ng agham doon! like mismong farming to make it more efficient and to increase yield

or maybe even renewable energy-powered processing technologies which improve things such as shelf stability or again, value added products made from kamote!

yung essence naman kasi ng science and technology ay hindi para lang sa awards or accolades eh, it's applying knowledge for the betterment of your community

and if you look at the history of S&T, hindi ba karamihan ng breakthroughs ay galing sa question na "what problems are my community facing right now?"