The Republic of Korea Ambassador to the Philippines, Inchul Kim, visited the Department of Agriculture’s Smart Greenhouse (DA-10) project at the Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex (NMACLRC) to ensure its implementation and utilisation
The project is now using the P100mn (approx. US$1.84mn) 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.
DA-10 regional field office technical director for Research and Regulations, Cora A. Dumayaca, 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 said that the agency is working on making capsule technology that fits the budgets of local farmers so they can adopt and copy Korean technology.
DA-10 OIC-regional executive director, Carlene C. Collado, 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.
Kim was impressed with the project's implementation and advised DA-10 to continue optimising the Smart Greenhouse operation.
