With the rising number of advocacies on environmental protection, healthy lifestyles and habits, the world is in the same way hooked on anything natural and organic. It is for the same reason that organic is fast becoming a preferred alternative in areas of cosmetics, diets, medicines, even clothing, and of course, farming.
Earlier this year, Davao City publicly advocated for organic food production to ensure safety and good health.
A city council resolution was passed urging farmers to practice natural farming. Currently, there are around 2,000 organic farmers in the city, with around 300 hectares of farmlands devoted to organic food production.
The most popular organic produce to-date is the organic rice. Its demand is rising with supermarkets, public markets, and specialty outlets and even in sari-sari stores making it available for sale to consumers looking for healthy options by being able to choose foods that are naturally produced with no chemical inputs.
Moreover, consumers experience the good effects of organic rice, such as low cholesterol level, good alternative to diabetes prevention, weight loss because it is high in fiber and all its other identified health benefits including prevention of breast cancer.
According to Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. President Robert “Boyet” Quinto, the Davao Trade Expo (DATE) 2010’s AGRI-Con on November 5-7 will be a venue for the presentation of the multiple topics in organic and natural farming technology.
Experts Rene Guarin and Andrei Lim will tackle issues and challenges with organic advocates sharing inputs in the stream of the conference. Interested parties are advised to contact Herma Joy Herrera at (082)221-7515 or at herma.herrera@davaochamber.com.
