Manila, Oct. 12 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with private firm Corteva Agriscience to lift the country's rice and corn productivity.
The collaboration focuses on three projects - - Rice EduFarm, Corn EduFarm, and Fall Armyworm Mitigation.
EduFarms will provide farmers with season-long, on-field and in-classroom training that will cover land and seed preparation; seed-applied technology and farm mechanization; planting density; weed control and nutrient management; insect and disease control; harvesting and processing; as well as marketing and financial management.
Rice and corn smallholder farmers from across 40 municipalities will benefit from 80 EduFarms and 800 TechnoFarms ...