Farmer builds planting machine from scrap

By Bella Cariaso

Jan 05, 2023 12:02 am

A FARMER in Barangay Pandan, Castilla, Sorsogon used available materials in his house in assembling a plastic drum seeder, a machine used for planting rice.

The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), an agency under the Department of Agriculture, said Ernesto Apuli improvised the drum seeder through wheels from an old bike and metal frames from an old jeepney.

Ernesto Apuli used scrap materials to fabricate his drum seeder that is also used by his fellow farmers in his area. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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