2022 Outstanding Vegetable Farmer
MEET: MARIA AVELINA P. VIRREY
2022 #UgmadAwardee
Outstanding Vegetable Farmer
from Carigara, Leyte
Mrs. Virrey exemplifies innovativeness, hard work, and determination in making her vegetable farm productive and her produce accessible to the market.
Concerned about the environment, she adopted organic practices which she learned from the Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center 8 (ATI-RTC VIII) and from her own research. She uses different kinds of organic extracts to spray her vegetables. This practice helps preserve the environment, and most of all protect the health of their customers.
Mrs. Virrey was able to establish an institutional market for her produce, thus she did not encounter any problem in marketing them.
She also shares her expertise with other farmers and students through their School for Practical Agriculture assisted by the ATI-RTC8 and duly accredited by the Technical Education and Skills and Development Training Authority (TESDA). #iloveVSU #VSUAnniv