Tag: mechanization
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Zamboanga City Boosts Agriculture with PHP19.2 Million Tractor Distribution
In a significant move to enhance agricultural productivity, Zamboanga City Mayor John Dalipe spearheaded the distribution of six high-value farm tractors, totaling PHP19.2 million, on February 17, 2025. These Japan-made tractors are set to revolutionize farming practices across the city’s six agricultural districts, which encompass 98 barangays. The initiative, funded through the city’s 2024 agriculture…
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Negros Occidental’s Agricultural Sector Boosts Efficiency with New Rice Machinery
In a significant boost to agricultural productivity, the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PhilMech) has distributed rice machinery and equipment valued at PHP217.076 million to 50 farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) and local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental. The distribution took place during a ceremony at the Provincial Capitol grounds…
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Full Mechanization Transforms Rice Farming in Bohol and Negros Oriental
In a significant development for agriculture in Central Visayas, 22 towns in Bohol and 14 in Negros Oriental have achieved full mechanization in their rice farming operations. Rogen Jan Flores, the focal person for the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF)-Mechanization Program at the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech), announced this milestone on…
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