As the principal sponsor of the Farm Tourism Development Act of 2016, Villar also encouraged farmers and their children to “learn” from the so-called farming schools across the country. Villar said a study by the Philippine Institute for Development showed that farmers lacked the technology, among others, to improve their lot. Villar said unless productivity ensured the financial stability of farming families, time would come that no one would venture into it anymore. “If the children of farmers abandon farming because it could not support their families, where will we get our staple? That would be bad on our food security,” Villar said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 02, 2018 05:26 UTC