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DA Secretary Manny Pinol said a $2.43 million grant from the South Korean government will fund the KSmart greenhouse project.
The said project will transform Benguet province not only a producer of sweet strawberries but also the country's biggest producer of high value tomato salad.
The greenhouse project is one of the MOU signed between the Philippine government and the South Korean government in a bilateral meeting after President Duterte visited Korea early June this year.
The memorandum of agreement was signed by Sec, Manny with the Korean Agency for Education and Public Information Service (EPIS) for the implementation of the Smart Greenhouse Program.
Sec.Manny and members of the Philippine delegation attended a training on Smart Agriculture that showcases Greenhouse farming in Chonju Province, South Korea.
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"The participants were impressed with modern farming technology where tomatoes grow on Coconut Peat imported from the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam," Pinol wrote on his FB page.
The DA secretary is committed to included in the 2020 DA budget an allocation for more greenhouses as soon as the project proves effective.
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