Farm machines developed by the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) are now more accessible with the signing of licensing agreement with an Isabela-based fabrication shop, Sept. 21.
In the non-exclusive license agreement, ACT Machineries and Metal Craft Corporation will manufacture and commercialize the handtractor-drawn multipurpose seeder (MPS) and ride-on buoyant tiller.
MPS is used for dryland seeding of rice, corn, and mungbean. Through MPS, farmers can finish planting for half a day or as fast as three hours. Meanwhile, the ride-on buoyant tiller is used for land preparation in knee, waist, or chest-deep fields. It can plow and harrow 3-4-ha of rice farms in a day.
ACT is the second manufacturer that underwent Fairness Opinion Board review by the Department of Science and Technology to ensure fairness in parties’ transactions.
The agreement was signed by DA-PhilRice Executive Director John C. de Leon and ACT’s representatives Marites M. Saldo and Sherman B. Valdez. DA-PhilRice Deputy Executive Directors Eduardo Jimmy P. Quilang and Karen Eloisa T. Barroga also witnessed the online signing ceremony.
