Agriculture Business Week

In our recent trip around the country, we noticed two laudable reforestation efforts in Occidental Mindoro and Tagum City, Davao del Norte.

In Occidental Mindoro, we noted that strips were made on the sides of mountains which appear to be extremely difficult to grow tree species. Hardly can one see large tree species growing on the mountainsides. These strips were used for planting some tree species. If we are not mistaken, ipil-ipil was used as reforestation species. We hope for the success of this effort.

In Tagum City, the drainage canals along the highway have been planted with bakawan, which were growing luxuriantly. It appears that water in the drainage canals is saline, which is favorable for the growth of bakawan. If this reforestation effort becomes successful, the drainage canals would turn out into a valuable resource where some aquatic species could be raised.