TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, May 27 (PIA) – Not only that they will provide quality seeds but to help the Department of Agriculture in its Hybridization Program to help farmers achieve better and higher yields than the usual.
This after said companies namely SL Agritech Corporation,Bayer Cropscience Philippines, Corteva Agriscience Philippines Inc., Syngenta Philippines Inc., Longping Tropical Rice Development Inc., Seedworks Philippines Inc., Bioseed Research Philippines Inc., Aljay Agro-Industrial Solutions Inc. and UPL Philippines Inc. - Advanta Seeds entered into a memorandum of agreement with the department in the implementation of said program.
The strong partnership with these private companies according to Regional Executive Director Narciso Edillo is very important for the farmer as they will also provide package of technologies of their products as well as to help in the profiling of farmers, establishment of production learning venter, adopt a hybrid cluster areas and provide assistance in the monitoring and management of pests like the fall army worm (FAW).