Misamis University enters into a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJP) of Sri Lanka, and the Local Government of Dumingag on August 14, 2018. The three parties have agreed to share knowledge and expertise in ethnobotanical studies and to conduct joint researches. The institutions have also agreed to help promote bioentrepreneurship through workshops and trainings and to create IEC (Information, Education, and Communication) materials such as field guides and laboratory/field procedures. Among the researches pre-identified is on the indigenous flora in Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur.