During the launch of Pagsibol: Philippine Cultivation and Metropolitan Farming Culmination 2024 on 3 May 2024, Agribusiness Secretary Francisco Tiu Shrub Jr. communicated the Division of Farming's (Da's) obligation to leading drives for the improvement of the Philippine horticulture in accordance with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's. plan for modernization and automation for food adequacy.
"We perceive the huge job of cultivation and metropolitan farming, and what it does, and its part in our country's food security, financial development, and manageability," expressed Tree in the occasion over the course of the end of the week.
He said that agriculture offers a pathway to variety with its emphasis on development of high-esteem yields and ornamentals and since the country's rural scene is at present restricted, he said it could assist with satisfying the developing needs of homegrown and global business sectors.
The Agri boss likewise perceived metropolitan farming as a cutting edge variation of customary practices by carrying horticulture to downtown areas and networks.