Nancy Russell | CBC News | Posted: Friday, June 14th, 2024 9:00 AM | Last Updated: 6 hours ago
This week's visit builds on a relationship that began in 2019 Indoor Planters
Image | Potato planter in field
Caption: The delegation from the Philippines visited a field in York, P.E.I., to check out a potato planter. (Ken Linton/CBC)
Image | Cheryl Cabellero- Undersecretary for High Value Crops- Department of Agriculture,
Caption: Agriculture undersecretary Cheryl Cabellero is in charge of high-value crops for the Department of Agriculture in the Philippines. (Ken Linton/CBC)
Image | Basilio and Ardan Copas
Caption: Basilio Copas, left, is president of the United Potato Producers of Benguet Mountain Province Incorporated. His son Ardan Copas is general manager. (Ken Linton/CBC)
Image | A woman harvesting potatoes in the Philippines
Caption: Potatoes are grown in mountainous regions of the Philippines, and most of the work is done by hand. (Submitted by Ardan Copas)
Media Video | What Filipino potato farmers are learning on P.E.I.
Caption: A delegation of potato farmers and industry executives from the Philippines are on the Island this week touring farms and research stations. Greg Donald from the P.E.I. Potato Board explains how it's strengthening international trade, while Ardan Copas, Cheryl Cabellero and Basilio Copas explain what lessons they'll be bringing back home with them.
Image | Philippines farm tour - Shaw's farm
Caption: One of the farmers from the Philippines checks out the equipment at the Shaw Brothers Farm in York, P.E.I. (Ken Linton/CBC)
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