Solar-powered

A solar-powered irrigation system, turned over by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to the Manubuan Small Water Impounding System Association (SWISA) in Cotabato last May, has improved rice harvest to as much as 124 cavans of 68 kilograms each from only 55 cavans before the facility was set up. The irrigation system, which covers SWISA’s 35-hectare area, will also allow farmers to have two cropping seasons per year from only one.