Wednesday, May 25, 2022
manilastandard.net
ADVERTISEMENT
  • About
  • News
    • Top Stories
    • National
    • World News
    • Pinoy Abroad
    • Features
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Columns
    • Soundbytes
  • LGUs
    • NCR
    • Luzon
    • Visayas
    • Mindanao
  • Business
    • Corporate
    • Economy & Trade
    • Stocks
    • Money
    • Agri & Mining
    • Power & Tech
    • IT & Telecom
  • Sports
    • Basketball
    • Volleyball
    • Fightsports
    • Active
    • Sports Plus
    • One Championship
    • Columns
  • Entertainment
    • TV & Movies
    • Celebrity Profiles
    • Music & Concerts
    • Digital Media
    • Columns
  • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Culture & Media
    • Fashion
    • Health and Home
    • Leisure
    • Shopping
    • Columns
  • Others
    • Pets
    • Pop.Life
      • Newsmakers
      • Hangouts
      • A-Pop
      • Post Its
      • Performances
      • Malls & Bazaars
      • Hobbies & Collections
    • Technology
      • Gadgets
      • Computers
      • Business
      • Tech Plus
    • MS ON THE ROAD
      • Sedan
      • SUV
      • Truck
      • Bike
      • Accessories
      • Motoring Plus
      • Commuter’s Corner
    • Home & Design
      • Residential
      • Commercial
      • Construction
      • Interior
    • Spotlight
    • Gallery
      • Photos
      • Videos
    • Events
      • Seminars
      • Exhibits
      • Community
    • Biyahero
      • Travel Features
      • Travel Reels
      • Travel Logs
  • Advertise with Us
No Result
View All Result
  • About
  • News
    • Top Stories
    • National
    • World News
    • Pinoy Abroad
    • Features
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Columns
    • Soundbytes
  • LGUs
    • NCR
    • Luzon
    • Visayas
    • Mindanao
  • Business
    • Corporate
    • Economy & Trade
    • Stocks
    • Money
    • Agri & Mining
    • Power & Tech
    • IT & Telecom
  • Sports
    • Basketball
    • Volleyball
    • Fightsports
    • Active
    • Sports Plus
    • One Championship
    • Columns
  • Entertainment
    • TV & Movies
    • Celebrity Profiles
    • Music & Concerts
    • Digital Media
    • Columns
  • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Culture & Media
    • Fashion
    • Health and Home
    • Leisure
    • Shopping
    • Columns
  • Others
    • Pets
    • Pop.Life
      • Newsmakers
      • Hangouts
      • A-Pop
      • Post Its
      • Performances
      • Malls & Bazaars
      • Hobbies & Collections
    • Technology
      • Gadgets
      • Computers
      • Business
      • Tech Plus
    • MS ON THE ROAD
      • Sedan
      • SUV
      • Truck
      • Bike
      • Accessories
      • Motoring Plus
      • Commuter’s Corner
    • Home & Design
      • Residential
      • Commercial
      • Construction
      • Interior
    • Spotlight
    • Gallery
      • Photos
      • Videos
    • Events
      • Seminars
      • Exhibits
      • Community
    • Biyahero
      • Travel Features
      • Travel Reels
      • Travel Logs
  • Advertise with Us
No Result
View All Result
manilastandard.net
No Result
View All Result
Home Technology Tech Plus

Incomes rise as farmers reach more customers thru technology

Manila StandardbyManila Standard
January 21, 2022, 9:50 pm
in Tech Plus, Technology
Reading Time: 2 mins read
A A
77
SHARES
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Email

SMART, together with the Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Training Institute, is modernizing agriculture through the Digital Farmers Program or DFP. The ladderized capacity-building program aims to enable smallholder farmers to use the internet and different mobile technologies to improve their livelihood.

Geomar Avila uses agri apps to control pests and check on the health of his crop.

After the successful rollout of the DFP 101 basic course that benefited more than 1,500 individuals since 2019, farmers are now expanding income opportunities by applying skills developed from DFP 102, an intermediate course that makes use of more sophisticated digital farming tools and skills.

“With the use of Agri apps discussed in the course, I can stop pests like stem borers and black bugs from wreaking havoc on our crops. This has resulted in better yields for us, even doubling our harvest,” said Geomar Avila, a 21-year-old college student who still finds time to tend to their farm in San Agustin, Agusan del Sur.

The course trains farmers in using the SPIDTECH application developed by Smarter Approaches to Reinvigorate Agriculture as an Industry in the Philippines (Project SARAI). Using the phone’s built-in camera, farmers can identify, manage, report and monitor pests and diseases of major Philippine crops.

Boosting this capability is another application developed by East-West Seed Philippines called ‘Plant Doctor Online’ that also helps identify and manage plant diseases.

ADVERTISEMENT

The DFP 102 also develops e-commerce skills so farmers can effectively market their produce using social media, and at the same time, manage online transactions and digital payments like PayMaya.

Plaquino Ceñal takes photos of his products to advertise on social media.

The module is particularly useful for 76-year-old Plaquino Ceñal whose family also manufactures chocolate products derived from their cacao plantation in Tagum City in Davao del Norte.

“Through digital platforms, we can sell our products directly to consumers without the need for physical stores. This ensures access to the market even in the time of the pandemic when people movement is regulated,” explained Ceñal.

Launched in the second half of 2021, DFP 102 has so far trained more than 400 farmers and youth partners from 27 communities across the country.

Smart actively pushes for the use of digital technologies to improve the lives and livelihood of farmers and usher them into the digital economy. These efforts underscore the telco’s commitment to support the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), particularly SDG 1: No Poverty, and SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth.

Tags: Department of AgricultureDigital Farmers Program
ADVERTISEMENT
Manila Standard

Manila Standard

Related Posts

Kaspersky launches online Incident Response training course aimed at improving skills for responding to cyberattacks including ransomware

byManila Standard Digital
May 25, 2022, 6:15 pm
0
141
The need for better collaboration for incident response

According to the recent Kaspersky survey conducted among senior non-IT management and business owners, 73% of firms can’t handle a...

Read more

Be a social media star, do awesome content with Samsung Galaxy A73 5G

byManila Standard Digital
May 25, 2022, 6:10 pm
0
152
Be a social media star, do awesome content with Samsung Galaxy A73 5G

More than 82 percent of the Filipino population, or 92.05 million people, utilize social media on a regular basis, according...

Read more

Employee innovations save Globe US$6.7 million, reduce processing time by 80% using Google AppSheet

byManila Standard Digital
May 25, 2022, 6:05 pm
0
134
Employee innovations save Globe US$6.7 million, reduce processing time by 80% using Google AppSheet

Employees often have many ideas to make their jobs more efficient, making it beneficial for enterprises to nurture a culture...

Read more

LG Ultragear gaming monitors 1st in world to be certified as VESA Adaptivesync Display

byManila Standard
May 24, 2022, 6:10 pm
0
169
LG Ultragear gaming monitors 1st in world to be certified as VESA Adaptivesync Display

LG Electronics’ (LG) UltraGear™ gaming monitors (models 27GP950 and 27GP850) are the first in the world to earn VESA® AdaptiveSync Display certification,...

Read more

To use rather than collect, the second coming of NFTs

byAFP
May 24, 2022, 1:00 pm
0
147
To use rather than collect, the second coming of NFTs

NFTs have been called everything from fads to outright scams, but early adopters see a future for them as uniquely...

Read more

TikTok lets creators charge monthly subscriptions

byAFP
May 24, 2022, 12:00 pm
0
156
TikTok lets creators charge monthly subscriptions

TikTok on Monday said it will start letting some popular accounts at the video-snippet streaming star charge subscriptions for live...

Read more

Stories you may like

  • Ex-Naga dad links Leni’s brother-in-law to illegal drugs

    Ex-Naga dad links Leni’s brother-in-law to illegal drugs

    36007 shares
    Share 14403 Tweet 9002
  • Of course, it was BBM’s project

    30386 shares
    Share 12154 Tweet 7597
  • INC endorses BBM, Sara

    28690 shares
    Share 11476 Tweet 7173
  • Duterte’s seven biggest achievements

    19120 shares
    Share 7648 Tweet 4780
  • Marcos leads SWS survey on presidentiables at 50%

    13546 shares
    Share 5418 Tweet 3387

Print Edition

View More

Recent Posts

  • Lawmaker welcomes court decision on Marcopper to pay victims
  • Imee Marcos hits DA on fish import deal
  • Pinoy youth volunteer gets JFK service award
  • MRT-3 extends free ride until June 30
  • POEA lifts free rides for OFWs
  • Consider Bataan nuclear plant, Negros Rep. Teves urges BBM
  • DOLE releases P20 million aid for needy Filipinos
  • National Flag Day

Advertisement

Latest News

Consider Bataan nuclear plant, Negros Rep. Teves urges BBM

byManilaStandard
May 25, 2022, 10:47 pm
0
145
Consider Bataan nuclear plant, Negros Rep. Teves urges BBM

Deputy Speaker and Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” A. Teves Jr. has called on incoming President Ferdinand “Bongbong”...

Read more

DOLE releases P20 million aid for needy Filipinos

byVito Barcelo
May 25, 2022, 10:40 pm
0
130
DOLE halts December labor probes

The government has released P20 million in financial assistance to more than  800 public utility vehicle drivers, solo parents, ambulant...

Read more

National Flag Day

byNorman Cruz
May 25, 2022, 10:35 pm
0
129
Skal meeting

Workers spruce up the Alapan Heritage Park in Cavite in preparation for Saturday’s celebration of National Flag Day.

Read more

Biazon: ‘Create maritime probe panel now’

byMaricel Cruz
May 25, 2022, 10:30 pm
0
129
QC expands free testing program for COVID-19

A legislator has underscored the imperatives of creating an independent investigation body to conduct inquiries into serious maritime accidents. Muntinlupa...

Read more

Seeds for a better future

byNorman Cruz
May 25, 2022, 10:25 pm
0
129
Skal meeting

Tabaco City Mayor Krisel Lagman-Luistro leads the distribution of seeds and starter kits donated by the Department of Trade and...

Read more

Advertisement

ADVERTISEMENT
Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube

ABOUT US

Manila Standard

Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.

Digital Edition

In tone and content, the online edition mirrors the editorial thrust of the newspaper. While hewing to the traditional precepts of fairness and objectivity, MS believes the news of the day need not be staid, overly long or dry. Stories are succinct, readable and written in a lively style that has become a hallmark of the newspaper.

Download – Today’s Paper

Search

No Result
View All Result

6th Floor Universal Re Bldg., 106 Paseo De Roxas cor. Perea Street, Legaspi Village, 1226 Makati City Philippines

Trunklines: 832-5554, 832-5556, 832-5558

© 2021 Manila Standard - Designed and Developed by Neitiviti Studios.

No Result
View All Result
  • About
  • News
    • Top Stories
    • National
    • World News
    • Pinoy Abroad
    • Features
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Columns
    • Soundbytes
  • LGUs
    • NCR
    • Luzon
    • Visayas
    • Mindanao
  • Business
    • Corporate
    • Economy & Trade
    • Stocks
    • Money
    • Agri & Mining
    • Power & Tech
    • IT & Telecom
  • Sports
    • Basketball
    • Volleyball
    • Fightsports
    • Active
    • Sports Plus
    • One Championship
    • Columns
  • Entertainment
    • TV & Movies
    • Celebrity Profiles
    • Music & Concerts
    • Digital Media
    • Columns
  • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Culture & Media
    • Fashion
    • Health and Home
    • Leisure
    • Shopping
    • Columns
  • Pop.Life
    • Newsmakers
    • Hangouts
    • A-Pop
    • Post Its
    • Performances
    • Malls & Bazaars
    • Hobbies & Collections
  • Technology
    • Gadgets
    • Computers
    • Business
    • Tech Plus
  • MS ON THE ROAD
    • Sedan
    • SUV
    • Truck
    • Bike
    • Accessories
    • Motoring Plus
    • Commuter’s Corner
  • Home & Design
    • Residential
    • Commercial
    • Construction
    • Interior
  • Spotlight
  • Gallery
    • Photos
    • Videos
  • Events
    • Seminars
    • Exhibits
    • Community
  • Biyahero
    • Travel Features
    • Travel Reels
    • Travel Logs
  • Pets
  • Advertise with Us

© 2021 Manila Standard - Designed and Developed by Neitiviti Studios.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Install Manila Standard Web App

Install App