Aboitiz to put up urban backyard farms

THE Aboitiz Group, through Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV), Inc. and the Aboitiz Foundation, has signed an agreement with the government for the Urban Agriculture Garden project, which aims to set up small backyard farms in urban areas nationwide.

AEV signed the memorandum of agreement with various agencies including Department of Agriculture (DA), the DA’s Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), the Bureau of Plant Industry, the Bureau of Soils, and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.