The National Agricultural and Fishery

Mechanization Program 2016-2022

 The NAFMechP : Its Contents
1. Background :
o Legal Basis
o Current Status of Philippine Agri-Fisheries
Mechanization
2. Issues, Problems and Gaps (National and Local)
3. Opportunities and Challenges
4. Objectives
5. Components
6. Target and Responsible Agencies
7. Budgetary Requirements
8. Implementing Structure
 Background

There shall be formulated a National Agri-fishery

Mechanization Program (NAFMechP) by the
Department of Agriculture (DA) . . .

The DA shall conduct the formulation and review of the

five-year National Agri-fishery Mechanization Program.

Section 5 and 6, R.A. 10601

 Background

The LGUs, through an ordinance, shall also formulate in

consultation with the DA and implement their respective
provincial, city and municipal agricultural and fishery
mechanization plans as a vital component of their
respective local development plans.

Section 33, R.A. 10601

 Background

Philippines is an agri-based country. The use of

machines are vital and necessary across all
commodities:

 Coconut- 3.3 M Has

 Rice- 2.47M has
 Corn - 1.35 M has
 Sugarcane-0.36 M has;
 High Value Commercial Crops
 Livestock and Poultry, and Fisheries
 Background

Agricultural Machines in Philippines Farms, 2012 (Estimate)

Agricultural Machines Number 2012

TOP 4: Agricultural Tractors

1) 4-Wheel Tractor 9,306
2) Power Tiller 1,000,000

Power Tillers- 1 Million Paddy Threshers

1) Rice Thresher 74,551
Rice Thresher- 74,551 2) Pedal Thresher
3) Multipurpose Thresher/sheller
20,149
6,259

Rice Mill (Single Pass- Mechanical Harvester

1) Combine Harvester 50
24,420 2) Reaper 100

Pedal Thresher- 20,149; Post Harvest Machinery

1) Corn Sheller 5,340
2) Flat Bed Dryers 2,620
3) Recirculating/Columnar Mech. Dryer 1,330
4) Corn Mill 2,340
5) Rice Mill (Single Pass) 24,420
6) Rice Mill (Multi-Pass) 904

Data Source: AMTEC/ [Link].

 Background

Surplus Capacities (Post Harvest Facilities), 2009

 Only in rice threshers PHFs

Rice/ Corn
Production
Total PHF
Surplus/
(Deficit)
capacity (mt/yr)
and rice milling (mt) (mt/yr)

PHFs for Rice      

 Deficit in the rest of Rice threshers 20,077,022 79,975,482 59,898,460

Rice drying facilities 19,636,203 12,867,036 (6,769,167)

the Post Harvest Rice milling facilities 16,266,417 20,754,690 4,488,274
Facilities Rice storage facilities 16,266,417 9,293,580 (6,972,836)

PHFs for Corn      

Corn shelling facilities 9,326,123 7,560,438 (1,765,685)

Corn drying facilities 9,065,864 5,218,280 (3,847,584)

Corn milling facilities 7,034,033 2,320,000 (4,714,033)

Corn storage facilities 7,034,033 4,315,266 (2,718,767)

Source: Philippine Postharvest Development Plan (2010-2019)

 Background

Source of Supply of Agricultural Machinery in the

Philippines

Imported : Four Wheel Tractors and Engines

Locally Manufactured- power tillers, pumps,

transplanters, seeders, weeders, reapers, and
postharvest equipment
 Background
Number of Local Manufacturers and Distributor of
Agricultural Machinery and Equipment
 Manufacturers- 144
 Distributors-13
 Dealers-39
 Manufacturers- Distributors -12
 Manufacturers- Dealers -72
 Distributors-Dealers-15
 Manufacturers-Distributors/
Dealers - 16

Source: 2012 Directory of Agricultural Machinery Manufactures

and Distributors by PhilMech and AMTEC
 Background
Level of Mechanization- The Philippines has one of the lowest levels
of mechanization in Asia although it has improved considerably from
0.52 hp/ha in 1990s to 1.23hp/ha for all crops & 2.31 hp/ha for rice and
corn in 2011 (PHilMech, 2011).
7.0 0
Countries Recent level
7. 0 0
Japan 18.87 (2011)
6.0 0
Korea 9.38 (2011)
5.0 0 4 .11
3.8 8 China 8.42 (2012)

4 .0 0
India 2.22 (2011)

Thailand 4.20 (2009)

3.0 0
Vietnam 1.20 (2010)
2.0 0 1. 0 2
0 . 79 1.23 (2011) for all
0 .5 2 Philippines
1. 0 0
0 .4 0 0 .30 crops

2.31 (2011) for rice

0 .0 0 & corn

Bangladesh 1.46 (2008)

 Background
Mechanization Status of Selected Crops
Operation Rice and Vegetables, Coconut Sugarcane Fruits Fiber
 Highly Mechanized in land Corn Legumes Crops
and
preparation, threshing Rootcrops
and shelling for rice and Land Intermediate Low Low Intermediate Low Low
corn; milling for coconut Preparation to High to High

and sugar cane Planting/

Transplanting
Low Low Low Low to
Intermediate
Low Low

Crop Care Low Low Low Low to High Low Low

 All other operations Cultivation

and in crops- Not/low Harvesting Low to

intermediate
Low Low Low Low Low

mechanized Threshing/ Intermediate Low Low

Shelling/ to High (Legumes)
Dehusking

Cleaning Low

Drying Low Low (Legumes Low Low

and Rootcrops

Milling/Village High Low High High Low Low

Level
Processing

Data Source: PCARRD 2009

 Background
DA Farm Machinery Assistance Program: Increasing
Funding Allocation
Chart Title
9 8.5
8
Organic Agriculture
7 3%
Rice
19%
6 Fisheries
21%
5
3.77 4.03
4
3 2.6 2.4
2 Corn
1.03 Livestock 27%
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( Pr BUDGET DISTRIBUTION 2015
16 DSource : GAA
20
BUDGET ALLOCATION (P Billion)
Source : GAA
 Background
Institutions involved in Agri-Fisheries Mechanization
Areas of Concern Institutions Involved
Program Implementation DA, SRA , NFA, DAR and LGUs
Research, Development and PhilMech, PhilRice, BPI, FIDA, SCUs
Extension and LGUs
Testing and Evaluation; AMTEC, BAFS
Standards Development
Policy Development/ PCAF-AFMeC, Local AFCs
Consultations
Supply of Machineries and AMMDA, LAMA
Equipment
Manpower Supply and BOAE, TESDA, CHED
Regulations
 Background

Technology Breakthrough
PHILMECH
 Multi Commodity Solar Tunnel Dryer (MCSTD)
 Pneumatic Corn Planter

 Others: In-Store Dryer, Rice-Hull Fed Furnace , Mobile

Flash Dryer, Peanut Seed Storage , Outdoor Storage ,
Bulk Storage System, Storage Decision Support System,
Grain Moisture Meter, Corn Harvester, Improved Corn
Sheller, Village Level Coffee Depulper, Integrated Cashew
Processing Systems and Computer Vision For Milled Rice
 Background

Technology Breakthrough
PHILRICE
Reversible Falt-Bed Dryer
Seed Cleaner

 OTHERS: Rice hull gasifier-pump system, ;ind– pump

irrigation system; Low cost drip irrigation system
(LDIS); Floating pump; Maligaya rice husk stove and
Gasifier stove; Rice hull carbonizer (open type);
Continuous rice hull (CtRH) carbonizer with heat
recovery attachments; Laboy tiller; Microtiller; Mini
rice combine harvester; Maligaya Flatbed dryer;
Reversible flatbed dryer; Mini Rice Combine; Hermetic
seed storage (SACLOB); Micromill and Multicrop
flourmill
 Background

Philippine Agricultural Engineering Standards

developed/adopted
Volumes I-VIII with 153 standards:
 General-3
 Production Machineries-46
 Post Harvest Machineries-38
 Engineering Materials-20
 Agricultural Structures-21
 Meat Processing-24
 Farm-to-Market Roads-1
 Background

Manpower Supply :
 About 1.2 Million Agricultural Machinery Operators
(Non-TESDA certified)
 Only four Rice Machinery Operation Assessment
Center – TESDA Korphil Davao, UPLB-AMDP,
CBSUA and BISU

 Only three existing Training Regulation- Rice

Machinery Operation (NC-2); and Rubber Processing
NC 2
 Background

Manpower Supply :
 8,336 Licensed
Agricultural Engineers
 46 Higher Educations
Institutions with BS Agri
Engineering Program, on
increasing enrolment
 3 with Diploma /Certificate
on Agri Mechanization
 Issues, Problems and Gaps

1. COCAFM Findings
a. Limited access to appropriate and
affordable machinery and equipment

b. Proliferation of substandard
agricultural machinery
c. Inadequate extension and
promotion program
d. Inadequate support services and
policies necessary for the promotion
of agri-fishery mechanization
 Issues, Problems and Gaps

2. Support Services/ Program Implementation

 Non/under utilization of facilities and equipment

 Problems on sites, recipients and deliveries

(appropriateness and after sales service)
 Inadequate technical and extension support due
to manpower problems (DA, DAR and LGUs)-
agricultural engineers and competent agri-
fishery machinery operators & technicians
 Credit Access- Voluminous Requirement, hard to
comply
 Issues, Problems and Gaps

3. Standards and Regulations

 Availability of Test Engineers and Testing Centers
 Weak Enforcement of Philippine Agricultural
Engineering Standards
 Issues, Problems and Gaps

3. Local Assembling and Manufacturing

 Low manufacturing capabilities of local agricultural
machinery manufacturers due to technology,
manpower, capital, high cost of raw materials, etc.

 Absence of local engine and tractor assembly/

manufacturing in the country
 Issues, Problems and Gaps

4. Research, Development and Extension

 Overlapping/uncoordinated R & D activities of
many institutions

 Weak Agri-Fisheries Mechanization RDE for

coconut, sugarcane, livestock and fisheries
 Low adoption of improved technologies, machinery,
tools and equipment
 Issues, Problems and Gaps

5. Human Resources
 Non- TESDA certified Agri-Machinery Operators and
Technicians due to lack of training regulations,
competency assessors and training/assessment centers
 Absence/lack of agricultural engineer positions in the
LGUs and DA
 Displacement of farm labor
 Compensation, benefits and social protection
OBJECTIVES
 PROGRAM COMPONENTS

1. Local Assembling and Manufacture of Agri-Fishery

Machinery
2. Research, Development and Extension
3. Standards and Regulations
4. Support Services and Institutional Development
5. Human Resource Development

Reference : Rule 5.3, IRR, R.A. No. 10601

 PROGRAM COMPONENT 1
Local Assembling and Manufacture of Agri-Fishery Machinery

a. Modernization of existing local manufacturing and

assembling enterprises
b. Increase the Number of Manufacturers and Assemblers
c. Establishment of Local Engine Assembly and
Manufacturing

d. Market Development and Promotion of locally

manufactured Agri-Fishery Machinery and equipment
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 2
Research, Development and Extension

a. Agri-Fisheries Mechanization RDE Network

Organization and Operation (National, Regional and HEIs)

b. Formulation and Implementation of Unified

Agri-Fisheries Mechanization RDE Agenda

c. Strengthening of AFMechRDEN Institutions

(Structure, Manpower and Logistics)
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 3
Standards and Regulations

a. Standards Development and Updating

 Identification of Standards needed at the local
levels for development/ Updating
b. Testing and Evaluation
 Establishment/Accreditation of Local Testing Centers

 Deputization/Designation of Test Engineers

 PROGRAM COMPONENT 3
Standards and Regulations

c. Registration and Accreditation of Agri-Fishery

Machinery :

 Owners (City and Municipal LGUs)

 Manufacturers and Distributors (BAFE with RAEDs)
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 3
Standards and Regulations

d. Standards and Regulations Enforcement

 PAES Advocacy and Compliance Monitoring

 After Sales Service Monitoring
 Labor Standards & Required Manpower
Complement Monitoring (Sec. 29, R.A. 10601)
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 4
Support Services and Institutional Development

b. Policy, Planning and Project Monitoring

 Formulation of Agri-Fisheries Mechanization Plan
o Provincial, City and Municipal- approved by
the Sanggunian and Local Development
Council and endorsed by AFCs
o Program/ Project Monitoring and Evaluation
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 4
Support Services and Institutional Development

c. Institutional Strengthening

 BAFE and Other Agricultural Groups of DA Bureaus

and Attached Agencies
 DA Regional Field Units
o RAED
o Agricultural Engineering Research Section
 UPLB- AMTEC and AMDP
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 4
Support Services and Institutional Development

c. Institutional Strengthening

 Local Government Units (1st Class to 3rd Class)

o Agricultural Engineering Division- Cities and
Provinces
o Agricultural Engineering Section- Municipalities

 ARMM-Regional BAFE

 Approved through an Ordinance/ RLA Act via

effective advocacy/info campaign
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 4
Support Services and Institutional Development

c. Institutional Strengthening
 Organization/ Organizational Strengthening of :
o Agri-Fisheries Mechanization Committee – RAFCs,
PAFCs, CAFCs and MAFCs
o Agri-Fisheries Manufacturers and Distributors
Associations- Regions, Provinces/Cities
o Agri-Fisheries Machinery Operators and
Technicians (Local and National)
o Agricultural Engineers (Local Chapters)
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 4
Support Services and Institutional Development

d. Facility and Equipment Assistance

 Government Program/Interventions (DA, DAR,
LGUs, etc.
o Priming Up/Showcasing
o Focused/Selective Farmers Beneficiaries to
include SUCs
o Complementing/Integrating
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 4
Support Services and Institutional Development

d. Facility and Equipment Assistance

 Loans via R.A. No. 10000 (Agri-Agra Reform
Credit Act
o All banks are mandated to allocate 25% of the
loan fund to agriculture and fisheries
o Interventions:
 Feasibility Study, Business Planning and
Project Management Assistance
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 4
Support Services and Institutional Development

e. Agri- Machinery Service Centers

 Custom plowing, harrowing, harvesting, drying,
milling, etc.
 Repair and trouble shooting services
 After-sales service and warranty
 Training of maintenance and proper use of
agricultural machineries and equipment.
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 4
Support Services and Institutional Development

f. Contiguous Farming
 Farm Land Clustering- 50 hectares minimum
 Farm Development Planning
 Strengthening of Farmers Association/
Cooperatives
 Priority Investment for Infrastructure
 Contiguous Farming (Japan)

BEFORE AFTER
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 5
Human Resource Development
1) Workers’ Safety
2) Support for Displaced Labor

1) Skills Certification of Agri-

Productive and
Fishery Machinery Gompetitive Agri-
1. Wages and
Operators and Technicians Fisheries Compensation
2) Skills Inventory/Mapping Mechanization
2. Career
3) Career Guidance and 1 Workforce
3 Progression
Advocacy
4) Deployment Program
5) International Alignment of
Qualifications

1) Trainings for Agri-Fishery Mechanization

Workers
2 2) Scholarships
3) Modernization of Agri-Fishery Mechanization
and Engineering Schools
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 5
Human Resource Development

1. Manpower Supply and Employment

a. Skills Certification of Agri-Fishery Machinery

Operators and Technicians
a1. Development of Training Regulations
Existing and On-Going Development
of Training Regulations
o Existing : Rice Machinery Operation NC 11
Rubber Processing NC-2
Farm Machinery Operation NC-2- Non Rice-
just approved
o On-going :

1) Farm Machinery Servicing

2) Drying and Milling Processing Plant Servicing
3) Irrigation System Installation and Maintenance
4) Biogas Systems Installation and Maintenance
5) Dairy Processing
6) Aquaculture NC II (Mechanization)

o New- to be identified
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 5
Human Resource Development

1. Manpower Supply and Employment

a. Skills Certification of Agri-Fishery Machinery
Operators and Technicians
a.2. Accreditation of TVET Competency Assessors
and Trainers
 Conducted Trainers Training on
Agricultural Machinery Operation for
Agricultural Engineers ( RMO Assessment
and TM-1), 15 days
TRAINERS TRAINING ON RICE MACHINERY OPERATION (TM 1), 2015

Training REGION VENUE MONTH/DATE No of Participants

Batch
1 National Philmech November 2014 46
Reguional
2 Northern Luzon NVSU July 6-19 25
(Regions I, II and
CAR)
3 Southern Mindanao USM June 27-August 9 50
(Regions XI, XII and
Maguindanao)
4 Region IV-A UPLB September 1-14 24
5 Region 5 CBSUA September 21- 50
October 4
6 Region 3 PAC October 5-7 50

46 of them are already certified as RMO Competency

Assessors
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 5
Human Resource Development

1. Manpower Supply and Employment

a. Skills Certification of Agri-Fishery Machinery
Operators and Technicians
a.3. Accreditation of TVET Training and
Assessment Centers
 Accredited RMO Assessment Centers:

 TESDA-KORPHIL
 UPLB
 CBSUA
 BISU
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 5
Human Resource Development

1. Manpower Supply and Employment

b. Skills Inventory/Mapping (Municipal, City, Province)
o Agri-Fishery Machinery Operators
o Agri-Fishery Machinery Technicians
o Agricultural Engineers

National, Regional and Local

(province, city and
municipality)
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 5
Human Resource Development

1. Manpower Supply and Employment

c. Career Guidance and Advocacy

d. Deployment Program for Agricultural Engineers in :

o Low Income LGUs ( 4th Class to 6th Class)

o Farmers Cooperatives/Associations
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 5
Human Resource Development

1. Manpower Supply and Employment

e. International Alignment of Qualifications
 ASEAN
o ASEAN ABE Cooperation Framework
o AUCFA
 ASIA-PACIFIC
o UNESCAP-CSAM
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 5
Human Resource Development

2. Training and Development

a. Formulation and Implementation of Training
Program for Agri-Fishery Mechanization Sector
o Capacity Development for Agricultural Engineers
(LGUs, DA, etc.)
o Recipients/Operators of distributed agri-fishery
machinery (DA, LGUs, etc.)
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 5
Human Resource Development

2. Training and Development

a. Formulation and Implementation of Training
Program for Agri-Fishery Mechanization Sector

o Basic trainings for agri-fishery machinery

manufacturers and their workers
o Researchers of RDIs
o Enterprise Development for Agri-Fisheries
Mechaniztaion
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 5
Human Resource Development

2. Training and Development

b. Provision of Scholarships
c. Modernization of Agri-Fishery Mechanization
and Engineering Schools
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 5
Human Resource Development

2. Training and Development

d. Career Progression
o Career Progression Plan
o Implementation of Philippine Qualification
Framework ( Separate Presentation)
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PHILIPPINE QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK CPD- Continuing Professional Development ; RPL- Recognition to Prior Learning
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Indonesian Qualification Framework
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 5
Human Resource Development

c. Compensation, Welfare and Benefits

 Provision/ Implementation of Just Compensation,
Welfare and Benefits pursuant to Labor Code and
Salary Standardization Law
 Development of Profit Sharing scheme
 PROGRAM COMPONENT 5
Human Resource Development

d. Social Protection
 Health and Occupational Safety
 Provision of Livelihood and skills training for
displaced labor
 The NAPMechP in Brief
Component 4: Support
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Services & Institutional P
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Quality and I A
Standards and
To Fully Safe Regulations
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Agriculture Appropriate Development and F
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Workforce
 BUDGETARY SOURCES

1. National Government Agencies

 Department of Agriculture
o General Appropriations Act plus ACEF, BUB, and
Foreign Assisted Projects (FAPs)- PRDP, etc.
 DAR- Agrarian Reform Fund and FAPs
 TESDA- Training and Scholarship Funds
 DOLE, DSWD- Livelihood Funds
 Others
2. LGUs- 20% Economic Development Funds
3. Banks- 25% of the Loan Fund as per R.A. No. 10000
 IMPLEMENTING STRUCTURE (Draft)
Secretary of
(NAFCouncil)
Agriculture

USEC for Agri-Fisheries

Mechanization

Program Management
Office (BAFE)

Local Research, Standards and Support Human

Assembling and Development Regulations Services and Resource
Manufacturing and Extension Institutional Development
  PhilMech-Lead  BAFE-Lead Development  ATI- Lead
PCAF-Lead  BAFE-Lead
  AFMEchRDEN  BAFS  BOAE
PhilMech  DAR
  AMTEC  DOLE
DOST  PCAF
  LGUs  TESDA
DTI/BOI  LGUs
 Others  CHED
 AMMDA, MIAP,  Banks/GFIs  PSAE
LAMMA  Others

REGIONAL/LOCAL IMPLEMENTING GROUP

 Way Forward ....

 Inclusion of NAFMechP in the General Appropriations Act

2017
 and onward
Conduct of ACABE-3, December 9-11, 2015 in Manila
Philippines in tandem with the
 Provincial, City and Municipal AFMechP adopted by LGUs
Sanggunian by 2016 and in the Appropriation Ordinance
by 2017 and onward

 ARMM AFMechP adopted by Muslim Mindanao Legislative

Assembly by 2016 and included in the ARMM Appropriation
Ordinance by 2017 and onward