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Pilmicans Take The 1 Million Trees Challenge

Pilmico Animal Nutrition Corporation supported the Aboitize’s “I take the Aboitiz 1 Million Trees Challenge” in Sitio Kawili-wili, Brgy. Cut-Cut II, Capas, Tarlac last October 10, 2009 to extend the company’s goal to promote environmental conservation as part of its corporate social responsibility.

The main goal of this environment-related project this year is to plant 1, 000 Ilang-Ilang seedlings within the area of Kawili-wili Elementary School. The project will be a positive action to the environment to prevent the recent calamities triggered by incessant rain and flooding which affected many lives.

The first and second tree planting project of the company held 2006 & 2007 took place within the vicinity of Capas National Shrine where its swine breeder and finisher farm operate in which the volunteers planted 1,000 seedlings of Mahogany each year.

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Forest Trees : Mahogany – Long Wait But Big Returns

Many people prefer to grow crops that will give them income as soon as possible. Just like growing finger pepper that will start bearing fruit in less than two months, or upland kangkong that is harvestable in less than a month. They have their own good reasons for choosing such crops.

However, there are also a few who don’t mind waiting for a long time before they can harvest the fruit of their labor. Just like Mario Sebastian, 59, who opted to grow mahogany trees in 1992 and has been pursuing that project on a fulltime basis since then.

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