Philippine agricultural equipment manufacturing focuses on basic, locally-produced items like power tillers (mostly assembled locally), hand tools, and some post-harvest machinery, while high-tech items like 4-wheel tractors, harvesters, and drones are primarily imported, reflecting a low overall mechanization level but a growing market driven by government support, demand for efficiency, and efforts to modernize through programs like the AFMech Law. The industry supports local assembly and component production, but faces challenges with capital, technology, and market dominance by imported advanced machinery.
