COTABATO CITY–Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR), together with the Philippine Society of Agricultural Biosystems and Engineering (PSABE), is strengthening the development of farm-to-market roads in BARMM.
This came after PSABE conducted its first regional summit on farm-to-market road Master Planning and Agricultural Biosystems and Engineering (ABE) Services in this city on Nov. 8-11, where Agriculture Minister Mohammad Yacob graced the event.
PSABE is an accredited integrated engineering professional organization for agricultural and biosystems engineers in the country.
The summit carried the theme ‘Uplifting Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering Profession in the Bangsamoro Region’ which aimed to provide the local agricultural and biosystem engineers with comprehensive up-to-date information and develop a shared understanding of the agricultural and biosystem engineering profession in the Bangsamoro region.
Yacob stressed that ABE is crucial in the BARMM in the implementation of several agricultural legislation in the country such as the Philippine Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers Competitiveness Road Map, Republic Act (RA) No. 10601 or the Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization Law), the RA No. 8559 or the Philippine Agricultural Engineering Act of 1998), and the RA No. 10915 or An Act Strengthening, Modernizing and Aligning the Practice of Agricultural Engineering in the Country into the Internationally Recognized Practice of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, and for other Purposes.
Yacob further stated, “the strong partnership of PSABE-BARMM with the academe, public, and private sectors is highly imperative to carry this humungous yet noble task.”
PSABE has a special focus on understanding and application of engineering, science, and designs to create solutions for problems concerning land development, irrigation, and drainage including dams, farm roads, and bridges. (Kasan Usop, Jr./BIO)
