Twelve agri-tourism sites to be promoted, integrated into traditional sites to boost farmers’income, rural economic activity
Twelve agri-tourism sites have been identified for integration into traditional eco-tourism sites as part of boosting farmers’income and stirring up rural economic activity. In a move to put into effect the Farm Tourism Development Act (Republic Act 10816), farm tourism sites will be promoted by the Department of Tourism (DOT) in a way that will maximize use of resources through integration, according to Rebecca Villanueva-Labit, DOT Regional Director Region 4-A. “The envisioned integration of tourism and farming allows more efficient resource utilization which can provide jobs, increase income, business opportunities, and reduce urban migration,” Labit said in a farm...
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