Apayao province, college venture into sericulture

Aiming to revitalize the sericulture industry in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in the region has started a silk production project with the Apayao State College (ASC) in Apayao province.

Victor Mariano, DOST-CAR Regional Director, said the establishment of silkworm rearing houses with a mulberry field was initially realized in Apayao through ASC‘s forestry and agriculture college departments.