MALAYBALAY CITY (PIA)--The Republic of Korea Ambassador to the Philippines, Inchul Kim, visited the Department of Agriculture’s Smart Greenhouse project, March 22, at the Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex (NMACLRC), here.

After being formally inaugurated in April last year, the ambassador inspected the project to ensure its implementation and utilization.

DA-10 is now using the P100 million Korean-Philippine-funded project as a smart farming demonstration and research facility to showcase strawberry, cherry tomato, and white potato production in a fully automated greenhouse.

DA-10 Regional Field Office Technical Director for Research and Regulations Cora A. Dumayaca reported in a brief discussion with the ambassador's delegates that the agency has been hosting trainings for numerous farmers and agricultural extensionists in an effort to promote Korean smart farming technology in the region.

She also said that the agency is working on making capsule technology that fits the budgets of local farmers so that they can adopt and copy Korean technology.

DA-10 OIC-Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado welcomed the Korean delegates and led them on a tour of the 11 state-of-the-art smart greenhouses, along with Lucille T. Minguez, DA smart greenhouse project manager, and Carmelito R. Lapoot, NMACLRC chief.

Kim was impressed with the project's implementation and advised DA-10 to keep optimizing the Smart Greenhouse operation. (DA-10/PIA-10/Bukidnon)