Young Ilocano entrepreneurs Precious Jamorabon, Jhem Kharl Molina, and Marvin Xavier Vea from the towns of Burgos and Solsona boosted their confidence to pursue their business ideas after emerging as grand prize winners in the Ilocos Norte government's annual Best Business Concept competition.
In the non-food category, Vea's A-framed movable hydroponics also shone in the non-food category as his winning piece offers a smart, space-efficient system to produce fresh vegetables such as lettuce in urban areas anytime and anywhere.
His SmartGrow frame, transforming space into smart agriculture, is now ready for commercialization. He took home PHP 30,000 from the provincial government as a cash incentive after the presentation.
With limited access to land and unpredictable weather due to climate change, Vea, who is a farmer, entrepreneur, and engineer, said he was inspired to develop the portable A-frame hydroponic system to make growing vegetables easy even without land.
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