To start the year, the Department of Agriculture headed by Usec. Ariel Cayanan with some DA representatives and the Korean PMC experts: Dr. Lee Ki Taeg, Dr. Hong Sung Gi, Dr. Yoon Haejun, Mr. Choi Hyung Suk, Mr. Kwon Young Jin, and CEO Philip Kim of Fit Corea, the country representative of KAMICO, meet in person to plan and discuss the Project “Enhancing Local Capability to Design, Develop, and Manufacture Agricultural Machineries to Accelerate Mechanization of Philippine Agriculture.” The Korea’s Project Management Consultancy (PMC) intends to organize a Project Steering Committee with the Department of Agriculture, Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech), Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers and Distributors Association (AMMDA), Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC) of DOST, National Economic Development Authority and other relevant organizations to establish detailed localization strategy and enhance the capability of PhilMech and local manufacturers in the country in manufacturing good quality agricultural machineries.