College head develops ‘ecofarm resort’ in Cavite

WHAT began as a stress-relieving activity for the head of a local college has developed into an expanding organic farm and eco-tourism resort, with long-term plans including the construction of a small hotel and other visitor facilities, as well as increasing the farm’s output.

Emerson Atanacio, the president of the National College of Science and Technology (NCST) in Dasmariñas, Cavite, explained that he acquired a one-hectare farm in the more sleepy part of Maragondon, Cavite sometime in 2005, after a doctor advised to take up farming to help relieve him of work-related stress.