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0 Project 1________________________________

Agrimachinery, Farm Implements, Food Processing Equipment

I. Industry / Commodity definitions from the 2009 Philippine Standard Industrial

Classification (PSIC)
a. Agrimachinery are machineries used in farming or other agriculture. There are many types
of such equipment, from hand tools and power tools to tractors and the countless kinds of farm
implements that they tow or operate.

b. Farm Implements are those accessories/devices which are being pulled by working animals
or mounted to machineries and are usually used in the preparation of land.
c. Food Processing Equipment are machineries that are used in transforming raw materials
into its final product form making it faster, easier and more précised.

 II. Industry Performance

Current Situation
Action Recommendations
(based on Existing
Roadmaps, Development
Plans, TNA Reports, and
other References)

Production Process  Lack of post-harvest  S&T intervention on

facility localized fabrication of
 Affordable equipment food processing
to increase production equipment –vital in
efficiency and improving MSMEs
compliance to competitiveness and
standard requirements sustained growth.
that will enable our  Upgrading machines
food processors— for sufficient and high
MSMEs to become productivity.
more competitive  Provide post0harvest
(local and foreign and storage facilities,
market) machineries and
 Low Productivity equipment
 Agriculture/ Aquaculture/
Farm Implements
 Inadequate farm and
fishing equipments
 Frequent occurrence
of weather
disturbances that
affects operation
Marketing  Prices of acquiring
and maintaining
durable farm
machines continue to
stay at levels
unaffordable to most
farmers
 Meeting the market
demands within
acceptable price levels
Prevailing prices No data provided No data provided
III. Technologies and Processes
Current Situation
Existing technologies and  Farmers need a variety
process requirements and of machines or
controls mechanized services,
which may be beyond
their purchasing power
 Promote utilization of
modern farm and
fishing technology,
machinery and
equipment
 Encourage adoption of
climate-responsive
technologies,
innovations and
standards
 Access machineries
are credit facilities,
common ownerships
through cooperatives
and associations, and
custom-hire
arrangements with
private entrepreneurs
 The industry must be
able to come up with
marketable machines,
which could meet
farmers’ operational
needs at an affordable
price.
Action Recommendations
(based on Existing
Roadmaps, Development
Plans, TNA Reports, and
other References
 The industry must
be able to come up
with marketable
machines, which
could meet farmers’
operational needs at
an affordable price.
 IV. Other challenges needed to be addressed (relating to human resource, and
existing policies)
Current Situation
 Capacity-building programs for personnel by enjoining them into seminars and
workshops that can be used for application in their work.
 Policy Constraints. One of the reasons for the proliferation of imported equipment
in the Philippines is the adoption of liberal import policies and lack of import
restrictions on agricultural machinery

References:
Department of Trade and Industry – “2018-2022Cagayan Valley Cacao industry roadmap” and
“Cagayan Valley Coffee roadmap 2018-2022”

National Economic and Development Authority – “Cagayan Valley Regional Development Plan
2017-2022”

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – “Commodity Roadmap Tilapia”, “Shellfish

Roadmap”, “Shrimp Commodity Roadmap”, “Commodity Roadmap Milkfish”, “Seadweeds
Commodity Roadmap BFAR Ro2”.

http://www.pcaarrd.dost.gov.ph/home/momentum/agmachin/index.php?option=com_conten
t&view=article&id=297:problems-issues-and-constraints&catid=126&Itemid=286