Gov. Lilia “Nanay Baby” Pineda is now working for the conversion of a 120-hectare land owned by the Pampanga Agricultural College (PAC) into an agro-eco-tourism farm.
In line with this, the governor will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the PAC today (September 28) on the management of the land.
The MOU stipulates the transformation of the land under the provincial capitol as a site for organic farming, food processing, vegetable and dairy production and bamboo propagation.
According to the governor, the agro-eco-tourism farm is expected to produce “value-added products using a holistic approach.”
“Under the program, the farm is seen to produce tropical fruits and organic products like cow’s milk and the like,” Pineda said.
According to PAC president Dr. Honorio Soriano, graduates of the PAC, out-of-school youth from among the poorest of the poor, and Small Town Lottery workers will be employed in the farm under a “learning by doing” approach.
The MOU signing coincides with the celebration of former president Diosdado Macapagal’s centennial birthday celebrations, which kicks off at the provincial capitol grounds today.
