Representatives from various organizations in South Korea have visited the DA-RFO 10 in Cagayan de Oro City on June 20 to explore a potential Official Development Assistance (ODA) project for Northern Mindanao.

The proposal entitled “Smart Vegetable (Greenhouse) Value Chain Enhancement Project for Smallholder Farmers,” eyes to amplify sustainable vegetable farming through village-level greenhouses (7 by 50 meters), with 15,000 square meters of land per barangay.

As initial legwork, the team initially identified barangays Mati, Aposkahoy and Malagana, in Claveria, Misamis Oriental, while the DA led by Undersecretary Roger V. Navarro and Regional Executive Director Jose Apollo Y. Pacamalan recommended considering other major vegetable-producing areas such as the Talakag and Lantapan towns in Bukidnon.

The Korean team also requested from the agency a list and profile of active and registered Farmers’ Cooperatives, Associations (FCAs) as prospect local partners and implementing sites.# (JLO)