The engagement with commodity value chains is seen as a viable way forward for small-scale farmers to deliver significant income and livelihood benefits. The Department of Agriculture’s Research and Development (R&D) offers agricultural commercialization as a move to introduce new products and technologies to farmers for a viable enterprise. “Many technologies begin in research and continue reading : R&D Promotes Innovation and Productivity in Agriculture

Putting in place the agriculture mechanization can boost the interest of farmers to see themselves as producing consumer products not just of farm commodity products. Aside from concentrating on production, the Department of Agriculture together with the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) encourages farmers to be attuned to the needs of the continue reading : Enabling Farmers through Value-Adding Technologies