The Department of Agriculture (DA) has forged a deal with Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and other groups in order to step up efforts in training Filipino farmers how to use farm machinery and equipment, a move that could boost the country’s agricultural productivity.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has forged a deal with Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and other groups in order to step up efforts in training Filipino farmers how to use farm machinery and equipment, a move that could boost the country’s agricultural productivity.
A statement showed that DA, TESDA, Philippine Society of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers (PSABE), and the Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers and Distributors Association (AMMDA) recently inked a partnership for a mechanization skills enhancement program.
Right now, the Philippines currently lags behind in farm productivity with agriculture mechanization level of only 2.1 horsepower per hectare. This means that more than 16 percent of the farmers total production go to waste due to post-harvest losses.
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