MANILA – Sen. Cynthia Villar believes urban farming will make communities self-sufficient in terms of food supply.
Villar sought the institutionalization of urban agriculture and vertical farming through Senate Bill 141, or the proposed “Integrated Urban Agriculture Act of 2016.”
According to the chairwoman of the Senate committee on agriculture and food, the rising food prices have made life more difficult for the urban poor.
She encouraged households in urban communities to set up a garden using small pots and empty plastic containers for their family’s supply of nutritious greens.
Urban vegetable gardening addresses food sufficiency and promotes health and wellness of families, the senator from Las Piñas said.
Practicing agriculture “even in limited spaces in urban areas,” she said, may address “hunger, poor nutrition and food security” concerns, “and you will soon become food sufficient.”/PN
