F1 hybrid seeds have been used in corn production in the Caraga region.

It is to “ensure sustainable
production in prime corn lands,” raise the average yields of corns per hectare and increase the income of
marginal corn farmers in the region.

What are F1 hybrid seeds? F1 hybrid seeds refers to the selective breeding of a plant by cross pollinating
two different parent plants. In genetics, the term is an abbreviation for Filial 1 – literally “first children.” It
is sometimes written as F1, but the terms mean the same.

rice drum seeders, transplanters, power tillers with trailers, mini-four-wheel tractors, hand tractors,
floating tillers, reapers, seed cleaners, rice cutters, threshers, combine harvesters, collapsible dryers,
hermetic cocoons, laminated sacks, flatbed and mechanical dryers, multi-purpose drying pavements or
solar dryers, including construction of palay sheds, warehouses, rice mills and processing facilities.

Intelligent farming equipment has also helped farmers increase their field productivity. One example is
the WR-801 Multi-Function Hand Tractor that can do the job of ten people at once.

The machine can perform weeding, double-row tilling for fertilizer application, rotavation and furrow
forming for corn fields and vegetable plots.

The country also completed what could be considered its “first and biggest” solar-powered irrigation
system last May 2018. Piñol said that it could irrigate up to 500,000 hectares.

On the same month, Japanese-made drones have been utilized in three Benguet towns to spray fertilizer
on vegetable farms located on mountain slopes. It was intended to lessen the farmers’ hours in the field.

rice drum seeders, transplanters, power tillers with trailers, mini-four-wheel tractors, hand tractors,
floating tillers, reapers, seed cleaners, rice cutters, threshers, combine harvesters, collapsible dryers,
hermetic cocoons, laminated sacks, flatbed and mechanical dryers, multi-purpose drying pavements or
solar dryers, including construction of palay sheds, warehouses, rice mills and processing facilities.

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The government also created a website specifically designed to help farmers in crop planning.
Called Farmers Guide Map, it assists farmers in identifying suitable crops to be planted on their lands. It
also provides data on climate conditions and soil adaptability.

Rice Crop Manager app, a web-based platform, provides recommendations to farmers in crop
management based on their own farm conditions.

AgriDOC app enables farmers to record their activities and monitor farm inputs, improve their farm
tasking and guide them in farm management.

KROPS app lets farmers market their own products at their own prices and help potential buyers find
sources of farm products within their own area.