POST-HARVEST FACILITY. Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) Director III Joel V. Dator (center) shows the post-harvest facility which was turned over to the local government of Baliuag, Bulacan on Wednesday (Oct. 11, 2023). PHilMech has partnered with local government units in Central Luzon for the establishment of rice processing facilities under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) mechanization program. (Photo courtesy of PHilMech)

C. Luzon LGUs receive post-harvest facilities under RCEF program

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) has partnered with local government units (LGUs) in Central Luzon to boost farmers’ productivity. An agreement was signed on Wednesday between PHilMech and the municipalities of Baliuag and Pulilan in Bulacan, the provincial government of Nueva Ecija and the municipality continue reading : C. Luzon LGUs receive post-harvest facilities under RCEF program

RCEF PORTAL. Department of Agriculture-Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PHilMech) officials lead the launch of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program in Quezon City on Monday (Oct. 2, 2023). The PMIS is an internet-based information platform that features a comprehensive set of essential data related to mechanization and extension support vital for the RCEF's implementation. (Photo courtesy of DA-PHilMech)

Info portal to ease stakeholders’ access to RCEF mechanization data

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MANILA – Farmers and other stakeholders will now have easy access to information on the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program through a portal launched by the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PHilMech). PHilMech director Dionisio Alvindia led the launch of the RCEF Program Monitoring and Reporting Information System (PMIS) continue reading : Info portal to ease stakeholders’ access to RCEF mechanization data

RICE PROCESSING FACILITIES. Department of Agriculture-Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PHilMech) and officials of two farmers’ groups in Ilocos Norte pose for a photo after the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the establishment of Rice Processing System facilities in the towns of Piddig and Bacarra on Tuesday (Sept. 5, 2023). The grant of these facilities is under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program. (Photo courtesy of DA-PhilMech)

2 Ilocos Norte farmer groups to get rice processing system

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MANILA – Two farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in Ilocos Norte would receive equipment worth over PHP130 million for the establishment of Rice Processing System (RPS) facilities under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program. In a statement Tuesday, the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PHilMech) said the Piddig Basi continue reading : 2 Ilocos Norte farmer groups to get rice processing system

BARMM to get P32-M worth of RCEF facilities

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MANILA – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is set to receive PHP32.2 million worth of Rice Processing System (RPS) 1 facilities under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program. In a statement released on Friday, the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PHilMech) reported that the project will be continue reading : BARMM to get P32-M worth of RCEF facilities

Sama-sama sa corporate farming, tungo sa mataas na ani at kita sa Pangasinan

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As one of the partner-agencies in the implementation of Pangasinan’s corporate farming program, PHilMech, led by Director IV Dionisio G. Alvindia, signed a memorandum of agreement during the launching activity held on Friday, July 7, 2023 at the Ramon J. Guico Sr. Sports and Civic Center in Binalonan, Pangasinan. With the theme “Sama-sama sa corporate continue reading : Sama-sama sa corporate farming, tungo sa mataas na ani at kita sa Pangasinan

PHilMech, Cabanatuan ink MOA on RPS

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The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) and local government unit (LGU) of Cabanatuan City signed a memorandum of agreement on the establishment of the Rice Processing System (RPS) III facility under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program held today, July 3, in Cabanatuan City.   The MOA signing was led continue reading : PHilMech, Cabanatuan ink MOA on RPS

RCEF-RPS Comprehensive Training Needs Assessment

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PHilMech’s Rice Processing System (RPS) Team conducted a comprehensive training needs assessment for the three beneficiaries of the drying and milling facilities under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program, held in Pampanga, on June 27, 2023.   The team visited the Sta. Ana Multipurpose Cooperative and Guran-Sapa Multipurpose Cooperative located in Sta. Ana, continue reading : RCEF-RPS Comprehensive Training Needs Assessment