Lanao del Sur receives RCEF Machines

The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) held another batch of machinery distribution under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program in Lanao del Sur on November 29, 2023.

A total of 67 farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) and two local government units (LGUs) received 280 units of farm machinery and postharvest facilities, amounting to Php114 million in Lanao del Sur.

The said allocation is expected to benefit around 6,947 farmer-members covering 19 municipalities and one city of the province.

As of writing, a total of Php185 million or 543 units of various agricultural machinery and postharvest facilities have been delivered in the province benefitting 132 FCAs and LGUs since 2019.

(FB, DA-PHilMech, December 6, 2023)