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ACTUAL DEMONSTRATION The Philippines Center for postharvest development and Mechanization (PhilMech) and Philippine Rice Research Institute (Philrice) in collaboration with Fit Corea Trading Phils., Inc. conducted a demo of Precision Rice Seeder in San Roque, Pampanga. This technology demonstration of Precision Rice Seeder was participated by the farmers and beneficiaries of the machine as part of RCEF training. The members did the planting themselves, using an Asia precise Direct Seeder for direct seeding.
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The goal of the demonstration farm is to observe and document the differences in cost and yield of each planting method so that farmers can compare which can provide low cost and high yield and income. What member farmers like will undoubtedly be replicated in the following fields. Aside from crop establishment, there is also a varietal demonstration in the area to test the performance of new rice varieties.
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RIDING-TYPE RICE TRANSPLANTER
ACTUAL DEMONSTRATION Fit Corea staff showcases to the farmers its ridingtype rice transplanter, one of the many technologies demonstrated during the industry day. The Korea Program on International Agriculture (KOPIA), in collaboration with the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), held the official turnover and demonstration of two rice transplanters donated by KOPIA to the rice farmers of Pagbiagan Irrigators Association from Tabura East, Pugo La Union on
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July 7, 2022. The Ridingtype rice transplanter is introduced and demonstrated in the field. at the Bamboo Development Center Inc. (CBDI). The students of RCEF Farmers Field School (FFS) accredited by TESDA were taught how to do the proper process from putting the seedlings into the machine to planting the paddy using a ridingtype rice transplanter from Korea, led by KOPIA Philippines and Fit Corea team.
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5IN1 RICE MILLING & POLISHING MACHINE PURCHASING AND DEMONSTRATION Another good customer is Ms. Lorna Socol, an OFW from Chicago America, purchased one unit of 5in1 rice milling and polishing machine to start their own milling business last July 20, 2022. During the demonstration of the machine to brother of Ms. Lorna Socol, the Fit corea team showed him how to use it and taught him about the various parts of the machine. Ms. Vida Ambrosio was a resident of Mambusao, Capiz, where the machine would be delivered. The LH 5001MGOLD Rice milling and Polishing
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machine of LEEHWA company, has been established in the Philippines since 2006 and now the leading Rice milling machine in the country nationwide. One very good reason why it can be profitable is that the mill has a high milling recovery of 68 percent. This means that for every 100 kilos of palay milled, 68 kilos of polished rice is recovered. This is much higher than the usual milling recovery of other small rice mills that ranges from only 55 to 60 percent.
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DELIVERY OF TRACTOR
FIT Corea Team headed out to deliver Branson tractor 5825R with Wecan Rotating disc plow WDP-60 and Rotavator WR1750SG.The client is a Korean national who owns a vegetable lot in Alfonso, Cavite and he is growing vegetables to supply in several Korean restaurants and groceries all over Metro Manila. Our mechanic, Archie taught him on the operation and maintenance of the tractor and implements. Mr. Jo, the owner also tried the tractor and he found it easy to use and maneuver. This will be a great help for him especially that hiring labors are getting difficult.
At Fif Corea, our mechanics are well-trained and can diagnose and solve any issues related to the fuel filter. We strive to provide the best service possible to satisfy our customers.
The Branson Tractor is now tied up with TYM. TYM has acquired Kukje Machinery to bring our shared vision to life and create a brighter future for our customers. As an integrated brand, TYM will provide a wider array of product choices, more in-depth services, and unified support to our partners and customers. To that end, you can look forward to even more benefits.
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MEETING TO PHILMECH ODA TASK PROGRAM President / CEO of Fit Corea Trading Phils., Inc. Mr. Philip visited PhilMech office to have a meeting with Director IV Dionisio Alvindia of PhilMech and Doc. Rommy Martinez and his team to discuss the visit of Korean experts on July 25th to 29th in the Philippines to select the 10 companies to participate in TASK Program (Technology Assistance and Solutions from Korea is an ODA program supported by KIAT (Korea Institute for Advance
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Technology). The program aims to strengthen agricultural machinery production capabilities of Philippines agricultural machinery companies/ manufacturers/fabricators. Also, discussed are the initial lists of the manufacturers who are willing to join the said program. PhilMech through the Agricultural Mechanization Division (AMD) and the Technology Management and Training Division (TMTD) will recommend 20 companies
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that are into manufacturing and fabricating. FIT Corea the representative of KAMICO in the Philippines, will oversee the program once the manufacturer/ fabricators are already selected. The finalizations of the schedule will be given within the week before the Korean experts’ visits. It includes actual site visits, face-to-face meetings, and zoom meetings for those who cannot attend the selection interviews.
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KICK OFF MEETING FOR AGRILINK 2022 Design 360 owner Engr. Ces Macalinao visited FIT Corea office to discuss the initial booth design of Korea Pavilion for Agrilink 2022. Mr. Philip Suggested Simple Design but look Luxurious for the booths.
printing, Signage, Build-up Sign, Brass Sign, Stainless Sign, Laser cut & Engrave, Architectural Sign are all services offered by Design360 Engineering & Advertising.
Tarpaulin fabrication, Plaques & Trophies, T-shirt
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LOADING OF JULIMON’S CONTAINER FOR RESTOCKING AND DELIVERY TO THEIR CLIENTS Another shipment of agricultural machinery from Korea was dispatched to Julimon International Agri Trading Corporation in Iligan, Mindanao, one of FIT COREA’s reliable dealers. As the Julimon International extended their agreement and relationship with FIT COREA as a dealer in the region of Mindanao. We will do our best to meet your expectations.
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The demand for modern agricultural technology is rising as mechanization spreads across the country, but especially in Mindanao, and this has caused many dealers to extend their inventories of machinery in order to meet the demand.
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UNLOADING OF WECAN PTO DRIVEN ROTATING DISC PLOW FOR DEALERS ORDER AND RESTOCKING Fit Corea dispatched another batch of WECAN PTO Driven Rotating Disc Plows to Julimon International Agri Trading Corp. as part of the dealership. The rotating disc plow will be given to a corporate as ordered and restocking of the machines. The first batch of rotating disc plow was delivered on July 21, 2022. The Korea Agriculural Machinery is Julimon’s only focus. Their agricultural machinery showroom is located at Purok San Juan, Pandan, Sta. Filomena, Iligan City.
Since 2018, Julimon and fitcorea have collaborated and continue partnership one another. Julimon International currently sells livestock, seedlings, fertilizers, and agricultural chemicals in addition to agricultural machineries. The PTO-driven Disc Plow. Unlike Disc Harrow, this Disc Plow is PTO-driven. The universal joint attached to Tractor PTO and Disc plow PTO making disc rotates together with the PTO just like a rotavator.
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NESGA ACQUIRED ITS SECOND BATCH OF KOREA AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY AFTER BEING GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH FIT COREA, THE KAMICO LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
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BRIXTON PICK UP Brixton received a Backhoe for their inventory as one of FIT COREA’s dealer. The Backhoe is one of the most popular tractor implement in the Philippinesand definitely useful for farming. The adaptability and maneuver ability of backhoes are well known. They can traverse difficult terrain and are useful on numerous job sites.
For jobs like excavating, loading, trenching, and backfilling, they are well suited. Also, they aren’t simply for building jobs. They can be employed in pavement, agricultural, landscaping, and other tasks. GMT Backhoe consists of power hydraulic system with a diesel engine installed or using a tractor. The digging bucket is present at
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the end of a twopart articulated arm.the Hanil Loaderinclude its External Hydraulic Coupler, Dual Mounting/Dismounting Device, Hydraulic Pipe, Special Hydraulic Cylinder, Leveler, and Separation Stand in addition to its adaptability and functionality.
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TASK (TECHNOLOGY ADVICE AND SOLUTIONS FROM KOREA) his ODA program is granted to the Philippines by South Korea for local manufacturers/ fabricators with the aim of improving Philippines agricultural machinery productivity and quality. It also intends to enhance the agricultural mechanization of the country. KAMICO (Korea Agricultural Machinery Industry Cooperative) and JBTP will be the participating agencies, alongside KOAMI (Korea Association of Machinery Industry) acting as the project’s main organization. This program lasts for almost three years.
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The Philippines local counterpart will be the DA-PHILMECH. PhilMech initially chooses 20 companies that they classify as big, medium, and small
manufacturers/fabricators. During this program, experts from Korea will come to the Philippines to choose 10 manufacturers which PhilMech suggests and Korea will give a consultation depending on the needs of the local manufacturers/fabricators on what kind of improvements theycv need so that Korean experts can teach them the software and manufacturing line-up to be more efficient and productive. This program is expected to improve Agricultural Productivity by Development of Agricultural Machinery Technology and Agricultural Mechanization in the Philippines. Last July 25, 2022, 4 Korean Experts and KAMICO Project managers arrived in the
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Philippines to formally launch the start of the project. They are Mr. Eric Song from KAMICO, Mr. Lee, SekJin of Leehwa Industry, Mr. Park Chang Hyun of Taekwang Company, Mr. An Young Bum of JoonWoo Tech and Mr. Jang Young Yoon of Sungboo Industry. Together with them is the CEO of FIT Corea and KAMICO Philippines Representative Mr. Philip Kim as Local Expert Coordinator, who will facilitate and see through that the project will be implemented in the Philippines. This Kick-Off meeting and interview with the interested participants will be the finalization of the 10 companies that will be the beneficiaries of this project. During the first day, the Korean delegates had a courtesy visit to Korea Embassy in the Philippines and KOICA Philippines.
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nterview with the participants was organized by Philmech in their office at Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija. There were a total of 13 companies during the face-to-face interview, which included, Agri Component Corporation, Central Isabela Agri Manufacturing Corp., JHT Micro Enterprises, VAL Agri Machineries, Izzo Industrial Company, Global Marketing & Construction Corp., Grains Innovation & Solutions Co., Inc., Brixton Construction & Industrial Supply Corp., Triple J, MIAP member Rollmaster, Suki Trading Corp., Marinas Technologies Inc., and BestMark Agro. These companies apply to be beneficiaries of the TASK program. The companies were assessed based on their Capability, Competency, Growth, and Innovation during the interview. They were also questioned about their product line, manufacturing facilities, and manufacturing-related challenges. Also, they were asked about what to improve on their manufacturing system and what advice they needed from Korean experts. The common requests from the local manufacturers/fabricators are to improve the products, the quality of their productivity, skills training, and facilities line up for them to do their job easily.
KOREAN DELEGATES WITH PHILIPPINES TASK CANDIDATES
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OVERSEAS UPDATE VISIT TO ISABELA FOR FACTORY/ PLANT INSPECTION TOGETHER WITH PHILMECH COUNTERPARTS LEAD Engr. Arlene Joaquin the acting Division head for AMD and Engr. Nestor Asuncion from TMTD.
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isited 3 companies which are ACT machinery, AMCC and CIAMC. First stop is ACT Machinery led by their President Mr. Sammy Babas. The group then proceeded to AMCC which they were greeted by their President Mr. Bong Carino and R&D Vice President Doc. Bulaong. After there, the last stop was in CIAMC where we were greeted by Mr. Eugene Gabriel, the President. We were able to visit also one of CIAMC fabricators which is Roberts Metal Craft. In the afternoon, the group return to PHILMECH Office in Nueva Ecija to prepare for the next day activities which are visiting factories/plant in Nueva Ecija and have zoom meeting to those who couldn’t come for face to face interview.
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he team visited JHT Micro Enterprises in Talavera Nueva Ecija in the morning, and after that went straight to VAL manufacturing in the town of Guimba Nueva Ecija. Around noontime we headed back to the PHILMECH, then that afternoon we prepared for a zoom meeting for manufacturers that couldn’t come for face-to-face interviews, most of them from Visayas and Mindanao. Then that afternoon, PHILMECH prepared a little gathering for the Korean expert team and PHILMECH department heads.
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WRAP UP MEETING WITH PHILMECH DIRECTOR IV, DR. DIONISIO ALVINDIA. D
uring the meeting, Director Alvindia thanked the Korean delegates for their hard work and efforts that they spent their time on this project and give compliments that even in just a small time given, the TASK team accomplished a lot. He committed also that Philmech will do its best to support this TASK program. He believes that this is a very good starting point
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for our agricultural machinery to compete with the other Asian manufactured products to be globally competitive and have export quality. On the other hand, Korean experts thank Philmech for the good preparations and look forward to the success of this program. They will also compile all the interviews and visits and they will release the results within 2 weeks.
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After the wrap up meeting, TASK team together with Philmech Doc. Rommy Martinez Interim Director of RDE and Engr. Nestor escorted the group to have a factory visit in Brixton Construction & Industrial Supply Corp at Valenzuela. We visited 2 plants of Brixton, one for Industrial plant and the other for Components plant in Mindanao Ave., Quezon City.
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COURTESY VISIT TO ASEC. ARNEL DE MESA ASEC FOR OPERATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE The courtesy meeting with Asec. for Operation Arnel de Mesa of the Department of Agriculture is the TASK Team’s and Philmech’s final destination. Asec. Arnel de Mesa expresses his gratitude to Korea and the
TASK group for their efforts on behalf of Philippine Agriculture. According to Asec. de Meda, the Department of Agriculture will support this program and he instructed Philmech to cooperate an ensure the
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implementation of this program since this will be a starting point for the Philippines to have a better product output for Agriculture machinery to achieve a locally made machine with good quality.
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AGRI NEWS PH
PBBM GIVES FIRST DIRECTIVES TO DA, LISTS INCREASING FOOD SUPPLY AS PRIORITY
https://www.da.gov.ph/pbbm-gives-firstdirectives-to-da-lists-increasing-foodsupply-as-priority/
President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. directed the Department of Agriculture (DA) Executive Committee to fully prepare for the impending food crisis that is already affecting other countries. “We are already in a disadvantageous position in terms of food supply. On the other hand, the Masagana 200 targets a 10-ton yield of hybrid rice per hectare, with production cost of P7.82 per kilogram. For the immediate and shortterm, he said that there is a need to ensure the country’s food supply for the rest of the year.
He recognized that the previous administration has a good model, but with the changing world and new technologies, he said it would be necessary to remake the model with similar concepts. President Marcos also encouraged the Executive Committee to come up with a multi-year plan for the sector and to identify concerns that will require executive orders, other legislations, and even budget.
Author: DA-AFID | 5 July 2022
To address current challenges faced by the poultry sector, particularly the imbalanced demand and supply ratio for chicken meat and egg, the Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) met with industry stakeholders on July 11, 2022. “The very first thing we need to do is bring down cost of production, and still make it profitable to encourage our stakeholders to continue producing amidst the challenges in the sector”, Evangelista said. Data from the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) show that 346 million poultry heads slaughtered from January to June 2021 —when “lockdown” is being implemented in various parts of the country —as compared to 2022 data of 349 million poultry heads slaughtered.
“Subject to further analysis of disposable household income, the 2021 slaughter data catering to 2022 needs where there has been opening of markets, such as hotels, restaurants and other institutional buyers, shows obvious discrepancy against available supply,” Director Morales said. An intensified early reporting of farmers was also recommended, with a call for an increase in indemnification value and shortened process of indemnification for affected birds. According to United Broilers Raisers Association president Elias Jose Inciong, the BAI should consider streamlining indemnification process to enable the affected growers to immediately resume production and recover.
Author: DA-AFID | 14 July 2022
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POULTRY STAKEHOLDERS UNITE TO FIND SOLUTIONS FOR CHICKEN SUPPLY PANIC https://www.da.gov.ph/poultrystakeholders-unite-to-findsolutions-for-chicken-supply-panic/
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DA – 12 URGES AUTHORITIES TO INTENSIFY BIOSECURITY VS. ASF; SOCOT POSES BIOSECURITY CHALLENGES http://rfu12.da.gov.ph/.../6594-da-12urges-authorities?fbclid=IwAR1SDVfXvo8gIVn2yHap5EDX4edTevG091tJp5 3gYKxHJ9cjA1QnmUA4IY
The Department of Agriculture (DA) RFO XII teamed up with the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), National Meat Inspection Service and the Local Government Units to strengthen the Anti - African Swine Fever (ASF) campaign by intensifying biosecurity practice in the region. Dr. Flora Bigot, provincial veterinarian of South Cotabato, underscored that despite the lack of veterinarians in the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPVet), there would be no exceptions in the inspection of shipments and animal testing as monitoring and surveillance in the region must be intensified.
“Because the region is one of the biggest producers of hogs, gagamitin natin ang mga disinfection trucks to make sure na lahat ng mga lumalabas na shipments ay madisinfect at mainspect,” Dra. Flora Bigot, provincial veterinarian of South Cotabato, said. The trucks were given to the local government units of South Cotabato, North Cotabato, and General Santos City. Further, this initiative is part of DA’s efforts to curb ASF cases, revive the local hog business, and restrict the spread of the disease despite the difficulties associated with implementing biosecurity in the region. Author: (DA) RFO XII
PHILIPPINES, KOREA COLLABORATE FOR AGRI-MECHANIZATION Agriculture Assistant Secretary for Operations Engr. Arnel de Mesa met with members of the Technology Advice and Solutions from Korea (TASK) Expert Mission led by Mr. Dong Ho (Eric) Song of the Korea Agriculture Machinery Industry Cooperative (KAMICO) to discuss the implementation of the TASK Program for the Agricultural Machinery Industry in the Philippines at the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Quezon City, on July 29. During the meeting Asec. De Mesa expressed appreciation for the continued cooperation of the Korean experts in the modernization agenda of the government. “We thank you for partnering with us as we aim to increase production through mechanized and modern farm systems,” he said.
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De Mesa stressed that DA will fully support the full implementation of the TASK Program to improve the capacities of the Philippinemanufacturing industry in product development, to meet global standards. The project, to be funded by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the Korea Institute of Advance Technology (KIAT), targets to transfer Korean agriculture machinery technology to support resolution of technical difficulties and assist machine improvement, process improvement, prototyping support for Philippine local agricultural machinery and smart-farm related companies. Jointly implemented by the DAPhilippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization
(PhilMech), and the Korea Association of Machinery Industry (KOAMI) and KAMICO, the project will provide technical coaching and consultations, and extend best practices knowledge to beneficiaries. As part of the mission launch, 10 local manufacturing agri-machinery local companies will be selected to be supported by the TASK program. Initially, 20 Philippine-based companies were surveyed. From July 26-29, 2022, the Korean TASK Team, together with PhilMech, conducted onsite inspections, online and one-on-one meetings with several Philippine Agri-machinery manufacturing companies as part of the expert mission.
Author: DA-AFID | 30 July 2022
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