The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) pushed for the airing of the webinar e-Talakayan: Angat Ani sa Tamang Makinarya for the Region I despite the threat of typhoon Pepito last Oct. 21, 2020. PHilMech, together with the webinar’s 606 participants from 148 farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) defied the aftermath of Pepito— continue reading : PHilMech airs webinar amidst typhoon Pepito
“Makinig, matuto at makitalakayan… (Listen, learn and inquire).” With this pitch or tag, the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) started a webinar series that will run from October 14 until December 2020 to encourage continuous learning among farmers even in times of pandemic. Titled as “e-Talakayan: Angat-ani sa Tamang Makinarya”, the webinar continue reading : PHilMech launches “e-Talakayan: Angat-ani sa Tamang Makinarya”
The Philippine Center for Posthavest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) is in the process of bidding and acquiring another batch of farm machines worth P3 billion. Once the awarding for the contracts will be completed in December this year, PHilMech will have completed the bidding and awarding of contracts for P10 billion worth of farm machines continue reading : PHilMech starts bidding, acquisition of P3-B farm machines
Eight farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) from the province of Negros Oriental in Central Visayas received 104 units of agricultural machines as part of the initial machinery distribution under Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund Mechanization Program. A turn-over ceremony was held on September 17 in Tanjay, Negros Oriental conducted by the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development continue reading : Central Visayas receives initial RCEF machinery grants
The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) trained 1, 387 machine operators from 694 Farmers’ Cooperatives and Associations (FCAs) nationwide amidst the pandemic by stepping up the adoption of online trainings and webinars to accelerate the implementation of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Program-Mechanization Program (RCEF-MP). “With the Covid-2019 pandemic forcing social distancing, PHilMech continue reading : PHilMech steps up online training amid ‘new normal’
Around 5,340 rice farmers who belong to 30 farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in Western Visayas (Region 6) received P145-M worth of machinery grants today, September 16, during the turn-over ceremony held at Western Visayas Integrated Agricultural Research Center, Iloilo City, Iloilo. These machines are provided under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program continue reading : Western Visayas farmers receive multi-million machinery grants under RCEF
The Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program, through the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech), turns over 113 units of agricultural machines to qualified farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in CARAGA region. The turn-over was held on August 20, 2020 at the DA Integrated Laboratory Division, Taguibo, Butuan City. The DA Regional continue reading : RCEF Mechanization reaches CARAGA Region
