THE Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization’s (PHilMech) “Youth for Mechanization (Y4M) Advocates” online campaign is gaining traction, demonstrating the youth are appreciating the application of technologies like farm mechanization in improving crop production. Under the campaign, PHilMech posts questions about mechanization that young people into farming or aspiring to be farmers answer with a selfie photo beside a farm machine of their choice. The PHilMech sees the potential of millennials and Gen Zers in helping the agency in assisting farmers adopt to online platforms for training and information dissemination, Badua said. “The youth of today are very up-to-date and highly adaptable to technologies, including the new ones. So far, PHilMech has gotten very interesting and engaging answers from young people on the questions posted in its Facebook page for the Y4M Advocates campaign.

Source: Manila Times July 22, 2020 16:55 UTC