The Department of Agriculture (DA) Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) has inaugurated the P69.49-million Rice Processing System 2 (RPS 2) that will boost the postharvest operations of hundreds of farmers in the province.

Inaugurated on 4 June 2026, the RPS2 is under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program that was donated to First Community Cooperative of Gingoog City. The cooperative is composed of 695 rice farmer-members that farm a total of 2,547.91 hectares at Balingasag, Magsaysay, and Gingoog City.

Included in the rice processing system is a state-of-the-art multistage rice mill with a 2-3 ton per hour capacity and four recirculating dryers each with two units of drying capacities of 12 tons and 6 tons per hour.

The project aims to boost the productivity and efficiency of rice production while decreasing the postharvest losses thru the use of modern machineries and postharvest facilities.

The facility is expected to help improve the quality of harvest and increase the livelihood of the farmer beneficiaries thru a more efficient way of drying and processing of their harvested rice.

DA Regional Field Office X Executive Director Jose Apollo Y. Pacamalan, representatives from the local government of Gingoog City and the First District of Misamis Oriental were present during the inauguration.