The FarmTech initiative of PLDT and Smart in partnership with the Agricultural Training Institute has empowered 43 farmer associations across the nation with a tech-based package designed to enhance their training programs, promoting technological adoption among the agricultural sector.

PLDT and Smart have once again been recognized for helping empower Filipino farmers, fishermen and MSMEs with digital technologies.

Farmers from Sto. Niño Organic Rice Farmers Association in Simaya, Malaybalay City, are now better equipped to empower their members with digital farming tools through a FarmTech training kit from PLDT, Smart, and the Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Training Institute.

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart have reaffirmed commitment to using technology to contribute to food security, particularly in Mindanao, by distributing PlantSmart Kits to schools across the region.

PLDT and Smart supported the Global Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship Exposition 2024 organized by the College of Economics and Management of UP Los Baños in partnership with the Philippines Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture (PPSA).

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. create more opportunities for micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and farmers with the help of technological innovation. The group has extended support to Gawad Kalinga's 2024 BayanAnihan Summit, a nationwide event that gathered young agricultural stakeholders to share knowledge, form connections, and empower them in their own efforts in their communities.

In efforts to promote innovation as enabler of sustainable agriculture and food security, PLDT and Smart have partnered with Digos City National High School to maximize the use of the group’s donated #PlantSmart planting kits through technology.

PLDT and wireless unit Smart continue to enhance the capabilities of rice farmers, particularly in Mindanao, through the Digital Farmers Program, a partnership with the Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Training Institute.

As Philippine agriculture embraces innovation, PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications bring technology closer to Filipino farmers through the Digital Farmers Program.

PLDT and Smart sustain livelihood opportunities for farmers and micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises with the help of technology, through collaborations with various partners.