SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Jan. 31 -- The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has provided a PHP100-million grant to finance the establishment of greenhouses for a farmers' group in the municipality of Patnongon, Antique.

Kalipunan ng mga Magsasaka sa Patnongon Agriculture Cooperative president Henry Michael Gonzalo Doliguez, in an interview on Tuesday, said the 10 greenhouses would serve as their demonstration site for high-value crops.

"The KOICA funding is already available, but for our counterpart we need to prepare the one-hectare lot where the greenhouses will be established," he said.

He added that they are requesting the provincial government to assist them in the development of the one-hectare area owned by the coopera...