Convergence Cluster Site PalaySikatan 2.0 Techno-Demo Harvest Festival in Libungan, Cotabato

To showcase initiatives among government agencies which aims to increase the efficiency of rice production of the Filipino rice farmers, PhilRice Midsayap, in support to the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program, conducted a Convergence Cluster Site PalaySikatan 2.0 Technology Demonstration Harvest Festival at Barangay Batiocan in Libungan, Cotabato yesterday, February 28, 2024.

The purpose of the event is to show the stakeholders and farmers the different machines used in direct seeding methods for the PalaySikatan 2.0 rice production cluster technology demonstration. In addition, this involved the partners and other PhilRice programs that provided contributions like mechanization, training and extension, and credit assistance to the target farmer-beneficiaries, farmer’s associations, and RiceBIS Community towards strengthening the rice farmers group collaboration with RCEF.

One-hundred seventy-nine (179) participants attended in the activity: RiceBIS community rice farmers, PhilRice Central Office, Department of Agriculture 12, National Irrigation Administration 12, Agricultural Training Institute 12, National Food Authority 12, Bureau of Plant Industry – National Seed Quality Control Services 12, Provincial Government of Cotabato, Local Government Unit of Libungan, and AgriDOM.

FB, DA-PhilRice Midsayap, February 29, 2024