By Tara Yap
A P5 million solar irrigation system will be constructed in Iloilo province this year. Following the delay of the P11.2 billion mega-dam project, Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said an alternative irrigation system must be in place to address the needs of farming community.
During a visit to Panay island last year, Piñol directed DA-Region VI (DA-6) Director Remelyn Recoter to construct the first solar power irrigation system at the Western Visayas Integrated Agricultural Research Center (WESVIARC).
He said it will be patterned after the prototype in M’lang, Cotabato, launched by President Rodrigo Duterte last month./WDJ