Zambales farmers get P17.5-M farm equipment
‘Our only request is that you take care of these machines so that you can use them for a long time’
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‘Our only request is that you take care of these machines so that you can use them for a long time’
FARMERS' cooperatives and associations (FCAs) received another P181 million worth of assistance from the Department of Agriculture's Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech).
To prevent unmilled rice spoilage and to improve milled grain quality, a Rice Processing System (RPS) 3 facility will be built in Cabanatuan City under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund Mechanization Program.
RICE FUND. Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo mounts a tractor during the turnover of farm equipment on Thursday (Feb. 23, 2023) at the Macias Sports Center in Dumaguete City. The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization Program turned over machinery worth PHP39.7 million as part of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund Mechanization Component. (Photo courtesy of Capitol PIO) DUMAGUETE CITY - The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization Program (PhilMech) of the Department of Agriculture turned over on Thursday farm equipment/postharvest faci...