The Philippines “cannot rely solely on imported farm machines, and there is a need to develop the local farm machine industry to improve their manufacturing capabilities and quality of their products,” PHilMech Executive Director Dionisio G. Alvindia said in a statement.
On May 25, PHilMech began setting up the Agricultural Machinery Design and Prototyping Center in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija in collaboration with the Korea International Cooperation Agency , Korea Institute for Development Strategy , and the Korea Agricultural Machinery Cooperative . The AMDPC took in investment of $3.6 million and will have state-of-the-art design and prototyping equipment and tools to develop farm machinery parts and components.“The AMDPC is the major step in developing the country’s farm machine industry, and KAMICO is a perfect partner as they already possess expertise in the field,” Mr. Alvindia said.The center will have the capacity to fabricate farm machinery parts in partnership with domestic manufacturers.
Such an operation “will upgrade our capabilities in local manufacturing that will create jobs in the countryside,” Mr. Alvindia said. —
Especially drying houses for rice. So much wastage from spoiled rice and harvest scattered because they're left drying on busy roadsides.
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