Korean Ambassador visits DA-10's Smart Greenhouse project

MALAYBALAY CITY (PIA)--The Republic of Korea Ambassador to the Philippines Inchul Kim visited the Department of Agriculture’s Smart Greenhouse project on March 22 at Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex (NMACLRC) this city.

 

After being formally inaugurated in April last year, the Ambassador inspected the project to ensure its implementation and utilization.

 

DA-10 is now using the 100 million Korean-Philippine-funded project as a Smart Farming demonstration and research facility to showcase strawberry, cherry tomato, and white potato production in a fully automated greenhouse.

 

Cora A. Dumayaca, DA-10 Regional Field Office Technical Director for Research and Regulations, reported in a brief discussion with the Ambassador's delegates that the agency has been hosting trainings for numerous farmers and agricultural extensionists in an effort to promote Korean Smart farming technology in the region.

 

She also explained that the agency is currently developing a capsule technology best suited to the financial capacity of local farmers to adopt and replicate Korean technology.

 

Carlene C. Collado, DA-10 OIC-Regional Executive Director, welcomed the Korean delegates and led them on a tour of the 11 state-of-the-art smart greenhouses, along with Lucille T. Minguez, DA Smart greenhouse project manager, and Carmelito R. Lapoot, NMACLRC chief.

 

Ambassador Inchul Kim was impressed with the project's implementation and advised DA-10 to keep optimizing the Smart Greenhouse operation. (DA-10/PIA-10/Bukidnon)

Korean delegates visit DA-10’s Smart Greenhouse project at Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex in Dalwangan, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. (DA-10/ATTalib/RDMElloren)


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