Philippines: Flower power in Bahong
Aside from strawberries, the municipality of La Trinidad is also known for its flower growing villages where eco-farm tourism is being developed as a complimentary destination outside Baguio.
The towns of La Trinidad, Atok, Tublay, Kapangan, Kibungan and Buguias have been producing cut flowers sold in several local markets around the country.
Barangay Bahong in La Trinidad is dubbed as the famous flower growing community declared as the Rose Capital of the Philippines in 1998 by then Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar.
About half of the total 410 hectares of land in Bahong are intended for agricultural use particularly for cut flower production, with roses not the only flower produced because farmers have ventured into the production of chrysanthemums and anthuriums.
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