Funded under the DA7’s corn program, these machineries which include combine harvester worth P2,500,000.00, a hauling truck worth P3,000,000.00, a recirculating dryer at P3,500,000.00, and a building amounting to P3,500,000.00 or a total of P 12.5-million underwent an acceptance testing, before distributing to Ubay Carp Beneficiaries Credit Cooperative (UCBCC), the program’s beneficiary.

UCBCC is a corn farmer’s association and cluster organization under the Farm and Fisheries Consolidation and Clustering (F2C2).

The testing of machineries is a standard protocol to be followed to ensure the functionality and efficiency of the facilities and machineries as delivered by the suppliers, if it met the department’s specifications and standards before distributing to the intended beneficiaries.

Leonardo C. Cutillas Sr., the chairperson of UCBCC, expressed his gratitude to DA for the interventions, as it will help minimize time and labor costs during harvesting.

“Among dakong pasalamat sa DA7 sa paghatag kanamo og mga seeds nga among gigamit sa among pagpananom, ug uban pa sama sa harvester nga adunay tulo ka gimbuhaton – ang pagsanggi, pagpakpak, ug paglubo. Sauna, mano-manuhon pa, taas kaayo ang proseso, lahi na karon nga ang pag-harvest diritso na lubo.”

(Thank you DA7 for giving us corn seeds which we used in planting and to other interventions like the harvester which has three purposes- harvesting, dehusking and shelling. Before, we do it manually, unlike today, its now shelled. He added that the hauling truck is a great help in transporting the harvested corn, while the circulating dryer will reduce the drying time—from 3-4 days of drying to just a few hours. These facilities and machineries aim to improve the efficiency of post-harvest operations and support sustainable corn farming.