The Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) thru the Korean Agency of Education, Promotion, and Information Services in Food, Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (EPIS) officially broke ground the SMART Greenhouse facility located at the Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex (NMACLRC) in Dalwangan, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.
DA-10 Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado led the formal ground breaking ceremony together with representives of MAFRA of Korea led by Park Jong Dae, Park Jong Man, Kim Yang Wu and In Yeon Sang.
The project which will involve establishment of eleven (11) smart greenhouses at a cost of Php 70,253,318 aims to hep local farmers grow high-value crops like tomato, strawberry, pepper and potato using smart farming technologies.
photos by DA RFO-X