Villar, ‘Ambassador of the Women in Organic Agriculture in Asia’MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Cynthia Villar was appointed as “Ambassador of the Women in Organic Agriculture in Asia” in the Philippines or WOAA-Ph, by IFOAM-Asia and the League of Organic Agriculture Municipalities, Cities and Provinces during the 6th Organic Asia Congress hosted by Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte on June 4-6. “As organic agriculture ambassador, I am determined to continue promoting the transition to affordable, environment-friendly agricultural practices and making available to many Filipinos healthy and affordable nutritious organic food, abandoning the use of costly and soil degrading chemical fertilizers and pesticides,“ Villar said. Villar was appointed Organic Ambassador because of her significant work in promoting organic agriculture. The law also provided for the inclusion of representatives from NGOs in the National Organic Agriculture Board, the policymaking and implementation arm of the organic agriculture programs of the Department of Agriculture. Mayor Rommel Arnado spearheaded the event which showed the best organic practices of the municipality, which is now 100 percent organic.
