Philippines: Bayer puts up organic urban farm in Taguig

Vegetables and herbs planted in the Bayer Kubo facility include eggplant, tomato, pepper, medicinal plants roselle, taheebo, gotu kola, tarragon, gotu kola, serpentine, basil, lemongrass and Thai garden tea.

By  Manila Standard Business
January 25, 2020

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German conglomerate Bayer put up a first-of-its-kind organic urban farm in Taguig City as a showcase of a sustainable farm that has a captured market in Conrad Manila which is a part of the Hilton hotel chain. The 200-square-meter urban garden called “Bayer Kubo” near C5 Road in Pamayanang Diego Silang, Barangay Ususan, Taguig aims to contribute to meeting “zero hunger” one of the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations.   Bayer Philippines Inc. managing director Vinit Jindal said the urban garden was the first of a planned urban agriculture program of Bayer that could be replicated in other urban areas. “With the Philippines’ growing population, urban agriculture will be important in food security,” said Jindal.

Conrad Manila general manager Laurent Boisdron said the hotel traditionally sources its supply of vegetables and herbs from the local market. “We will now buy our vegetables from this farm. Yes we know the produce will be of high-quality with this partnership with Bayer and the community,” said Boisdron during the launch Thursday.  The project’s memorandum of agreement also includes Taguig local government unit and civic group Rise Against Hunger. Rise Against Hunger executive director  Jomar Flores said urban farms launched by other groups were later on abandoned.  He said two major factors would contribute to the sustainability of Bayer Kubo. He said the direct participation of the Pamayanang Diego Silang and the presence of a direct market in Conrad Manila are major factors to the sustainability of the project.

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