Management team ready for rice processing complex
LINGAYEN–When the modern Rice Processing Complex (RPC) in Sta. Barbara opens in November, the province will be ready to operate and manage it.
This was confirmed after a delegation led by Governor Amado Espino Jr. recently completed a week-long training in South Korea, which is funding the construction of the P160-million rice complex through the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).
Espino went with officials from the Department of Agriculture (DA), Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAG), and other personnel who will be assigned at the complex.
The training seminar was part of the Korean government’s program grant to train and provide technical know-how.
The governor said the provincial government and DA who will jointly operate the rice processing facility are now gearing up for its operational management.
Nestor Batalla, supervising agriculturist of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist who was part of the provincial team, said the training and seminar prepared them to manage and operate the RPC.
The trainees were also given opportunities to see the latest in Korean technology.
The delegation attended lectures on post harvest technology for rice, domestic distribution, rice research and development and policy, increasing production yield, and maintaining rice quality.
The RPC, according to OPAG, is now 70 percent done with the civil and structural works.
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