Tech demo farms set up by convicts to have harvests next month

By Janine Alexis Miguel

Nov 28, 2023 12:26 am

THE first technology demonstration farms developed by inmates through the partnership of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Department of Justice (DoJ) will yield crops next month with an estimated value of P7.3 million, the DA said.

The 4.5-hectare demo farm in Iwahig, Palawan, is expected to yield 96.8 metric tons of rice, watermelon, melon, eggplant, tomatoes, red chili pepper, pole sitao, cucumber, okra, squash, patola, ampalaya and sweet corn in December.

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