East-West shows vegetable farming viability

For more than four months, East-West Seed trained the farmers on crop diversification, improved vegetable production techniques, and good agricultural practices (GAP) through the Sa Palay at Gulay-May Ani, Hanapbuhay, Oportunidad at Nutrisyon (Pag-ahon) Project.

On September 23, farmers under Pag-ahon celebrated the fruits of their labors in a harvest festival together with representatives from collaborating organizations of the project: Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice), East-West Seed, the municipal government of Lupao in Nueva Ecija province and the Lupao Vegetable Growers’ Association (LVGA).