The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) is pushing to commercialize the corn mill project it developed in collaboration with the Korea Agriculture Machinery Industry Cooperative.
(Photo courtesy of PhilMech) MANILA -The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) is eyeing the commercialization and wider adoption of the corn mill it developed in collaboration with the Korea Agriculture Machinery Industry Cooperative (KAMICO). PhilMech Executive Director and Scientist IV, Dr. Dionisio Alvindia, on Monday said the project "Pilot Adaptation of the PHilMech-KAMICO Designed Corn Mill for Village Operation" was part of the agency's coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) response initiative that will also have a long-term impact on communities that depend on milled white corn or corn grits for their staple. "This project supports the attainment of food security for communities that have lands and resources more suitable for growing white corn as their staple. Some parts in the Visayas and Mindanao also prefer milled white corn or white corn mixed with rice, called 'bugas' instead of rice, and this project will hel