The Department of Agriculture recently conducted a manufacturers forum which gathered different manufacturers from different industries like plastic, steel, and other raw materials in the aim to create synergy between manufacturers and producers and reap the benefits of farm and fisheries mechanization in the Philippines.
Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization Executive Director Rex L. Bingabing presented the current challenges of the Philippine agriculture to the manufacturers, stressing the need for farm mechanization.
“We are aiming to localize the manufacturing of agri machineries to address the high initial cost and labor displacement that agri mechanization presents,” he said.
Bingabing plans to put up various service centers of farm machineries as soon as the mechanization program has been fully rolled out.
The centers, in effect, will generate more jobs especially to those who will be displaced due to farm mechanization.
Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala presented possible solutions to address the concerns of the manufacturers, which included bidding process, challenges in distribution, and conflicting laws that hinders the local manufacturers and producers.
“I hope that all stakeholders will partner with PhilMech so we can mass produce farm machineries,” Alcala added.
Alcala also urged the participants to find a way to lower the production cost of corn so the country may be able to push corn as a champion crop to countries with very high demand. # Source - (Carlos Baldoza/AFID)/www.da.gov.ph
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