By Mysel E. Taladhay – BSAE 4
Engr. Jose Emie S. Siojo was hailed as an Agricultural Engineering Entrepreneur Awardee during the 69th Philippine Society of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers.
Engr. Jose Emie S. Siojo, the owner and general manager of Turbulent Drip Sales, Inc., was recognized as Agricultural Engineering Entrepreneur Awardee during the 69th Philippine Society of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers (PSABE) Annual National Convention, 30th Philippine Agricultural Engineering Week, and 16th International Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Conference and Exhibitions on April 21-27, 2019 at the SMX Convention Center in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.
“During my college years, my friends often teased me that agricultural engineers are jack of all trades and masters of nothing, but now I can say that agricultural engineers can be masters of something,” Engr. Siojo shared during a video feature that was presented during the convention’s Welcome and Awards Night on April 23, 2019.
Engr. Siojo finished his degree Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering in CPU in 1992. After his graduation, he started his career as an agricultural technician, greenhouse worker, greenhouse salesman and eventually, greenhouse manufacturer and contractor.
He started his business in 2009 with his employer, Farm-Based Company, as a maintenance provider specially in Tagaytay areas. In 2012, he put up his new business, Turbulent Drip Sales, Inc. and invited some investors who believed in his vision to help current greenhouse farmers and growers with their maintenance activities and supply and install low cost greenhouse, sprinkler irrigation systems for small scale Filipino farmers. Engr. Siojo installed motorized and computerized-based greenhouses and fabricated them based on Philippine conditions and greenhouse client’s requirements.
Today, Turbulent Drip Sales Inc., accepts total farm development by converting raw land into greenhouse complex. They also have research stations on vegetable seeds and rice field trials for multi-national companies.
As proof that his company believes in greenhouse technology, they operate their own 15,000 sq m area for the production of flowers and vegetables. “With greenhouses, we can produce vegetables and flowers year-round,” Engr. Siojo claimed.
Aside from greenhouse technologies, they are also doing landscape irrigation, plantation drip irrigation and work houses.
Truly, Engr. Siojo proved that agricultural engineers play a significant role especially in technology development and may others be inspired by his achievement.