Manila, Aug. 21 -- The 152 farmers who are members of the Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organization (ARBO) in Posnaan, Aguinaldo, Ifugao, are expected to have better income from their land with the completion of the delivery of PHP300,000 worth of machinery.

Alona Padilla, Agrarian Reform Program Officer II of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)-Alfonso Lista field office, said in a message on Thursday that "these modern machines will significantly cover more land in less time compared to manual labor. It allows timely planting and harvesting, resulting in increased yield and field capacity."

She added that with mechanization, the Posnaan ARBO is expected to shift to a capital-efficient operation, resulting in more yield, lower prod...