Senator Cynthia Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, yesterday said mushroom production can spur farming growth and increase income.
“That is why many mushroom producers and farms have been featured in newspapers and TV programs because the process is simple, the period of cultivation is brief and it really provides livelihood,” said Villar during the graduation of trainees on Mushroom Production & Vegetable Farming by the Villar Sipag Farm School.
Villar said many communities have already discovered the income potential of mushroom production.
The senator added that aside from being nutritious, mushroom also has medicinal properties.
She further encouraged more farmers to learn about mushroom production and share their knowledge to their peers for more potential income and viable agribusiness. (Vanne Terrazola)