President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr., led the inauguration of a South Korea-backed greenhouse and post-harvest facility in Lucban, Quezon, aimed at modernizing agriculture and addressing climate change.
On December 1, 2024, at 7:55 pm, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr., inaugurated a greenhouse and post-harvest facility in Lucban, Quezon, funded by South Korea . The facility, one of 20 greenhouses supported by the South Korea n government, is a part of the Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture (KOPIA) project aiming to modernize agriculture and address climate change challenges.
President Marcos highlighted the inauguration as a 'new chapter' in Philippine agriculture, focusing on partnership, innovation, and food security. The Department of Agriculture expressed gratitude for KOPIA's collaboration with the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) and the local government. Tiu Laurel emphasized the importance of adopting modern farming technologies to ensure stable food production amidst climate uncertainties, empowering small-scale farmers who are most vulnerable to climate impacts
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