![]() rents out farm machines to his colleagues. To boost his income, he also grows vegetables alongside his main crop.įor Sarmiento, Jr., rice farming is not only labor intensive but capital intensive as well, “For every hundred cavans that you harvest per hectare, expenses amount to 40 cavans.” To augment his income, Sarmiento, Jr. ![]() On average, he yields around P60,000 to P80,000 in revenues per hectare. Now, we benefit from farm machines and tools to lighten the load,” said Castillo, who plants twice a year to maximize his earnings. Farming was more physically demanding because everything was done manually. farms some 15 hectares of land in the same area. Castillo has been growing rice for over 20 years in three hectares of farmland in San Joaquin, Balungao, while Sarmiento, Jr. are just two of the hundreds of beneficiaries of these digital solutions. In Pangasinan, 52-year-old Patricio Castillo and 50-year-old Rufo Sarmiento, Jr. Pangilinan have also adopted the campaign. Six other companies led by PLDT Chairman, President and CEO Manuel V. The campaign has also raised P180,000 for the Buy Local sustainability fund intended to provide capital to small-scale farmers, which Smart will be turning over P100,000 to 20 farmer beneficiaries in Mindoro Occidental. So far, #BuyLocal has generated more than 2 million pesos in revenues from the sale of more than 36,000 kilos of rice, benefiting almost a thousand farmers. As the Philippines celebrates the Farmers and Fisherfolk Month this May, PLDT and its wireless unit Smart broaden the reach of their combined digital solutions to help farmers find a sure market for their produce, increasing their source of income.
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