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Published : Thursday, September 01, 2011 00:00 Article Views : 27
Written by : JAMES KONSTANTIN GALVEZ
STATE-RUN Land Bank of the Philippines has signed a memorandum of
agreement with the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) for the
implementation of the Technology Promotion Center program for high-value
lowland crops, agro-forestry and small ruminants.
Under the agreement, LandBank and WMSU will use their technical,
financial, physical and manpower resources to promote appropriate and
viable technologies that would generate production and post-production
efficiencies, as well as increase farmers' incomes.
"Through LandBank's partnership with state universities like WMSU, we
can provide updated and viable technologies to more farmers and
fisherfolk, giving them opportunity and higher earnings," said Gilda
Pico, the lender's president and chief executive.
Both parties also will work to enhance LandBank's lending programs
through technology validation for effective transfer of technologies to
rural farmers and entrepreneurs.
The bank will provide funds for the selected technology while WMSU will
establish technology demo farms to showcase the performance of
high-yielding crops and serve as a training center for farmers in the
region.
Under the TPC program, LandBank continues to validate technologies for
crop production, fishery, and livestock activities, including organic
banana production, Indian sweet corn production, cloth processing using
pina leaves, organic sugarcane production, bangus mariculture, and
marine aquarium fish projects.
The WMSU is the 14th partner under the TPC program and the third in
Mindanao.
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