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ISST sets 7th Philippine Farm Tourism Conference successful Bohol
ISST sets 7th workplace tourism confab successful Bohol
After a five-year hiatus owed to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International School of Sustainable Tourism (ISST) is bringing backmost the Philippine Farm Tourism Conference astatine Bellevue Hotel successful Panglao, Bohol, connected February 26 – 28. Now connected its 7th edition, the planetary lawsuit volition beryllium hosted by the Provincial Government of Bohol and supported by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research successful Agriculture (SEARCA).
Themed “Farm Tourism: Consciousness for Healthy Living and New Experiences,” the league volition showcase learnings from the pandemic and stock champion practices that question to supply societal and economical empowerment to communities.
The lawsuit is besides supported by the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, Department of Tourism, Tourism Promotions Board, Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Philippine Exporters Confederation (Philexport), the Department of Trade and Industry, and Philippine Airlines arsenic authoritative carrier.
According to ISST president Mina Gabor, this year’s league volition absorption connected sustainable maturation done the cultivation of effect and rootlike farms, aquaculture and artisanal fisheries, and greenish investments successful workplace tourism.
The erstwhile tourism main said that the confab volition besides person a DTI-led accumulation country for cultivation nutrient and by-products and a workplace tour, which volition sojourn the notable workplace tourism sites successful Bohol.
Topics to beryllium discussed see the hospitality manufacture embracing the sustainable farm-to-table concept, processing fruits and vegetables – cardinal to nutrient security, close selling and revenue, value-added benefits of artisanal fisheries, the revival of the country’s multi–million seaweeds industry, the pampano food arsenic an upcoming prima of aquaculture, and greenish concern successful agriculture and tourism successful the Asian setting.
The league volition besides confer the 4th Lakbay Bukid Awards to 5 section and overseas individuals and organizations that person contributed to the improvement of workplace tourism successful Asia.
Bohol’s archetypal territory congressman, Edgar Chatto, noted that the lawsuit volition beryllium an accidental to showcase the land state arsenic the country’s archetypal Unesco Global Geopark successful 2023, which recognized its affluent terrestrial and marine attributes dispersed retired successful an 8,808-sq km area.
The chairperson of the House of Representatives Climate Change Committee, Chatto volition besides beryllium 1 of the assets persons successful the 3-day gathering.
Participants volition besides circuit notable workplace sites, specified arsenic Loboc Cacao Farm, Asin Tibuok makers successful Alburquerque, Kinaiyahan Forest Park successful Bilar, Lasang Cacao Farm successful Maribojoc, Green Thumb Farm successful Corella, South Farm successful Panglao, Bohol Bee Farm successful Dauis, Manay’s Farm successful San Miguel, Ubay Dairy Farm, and Jagna Recycling Facility and Eco Farm.
The radical volition besides sojourn the province’s iconic attractions, specified arsenic Tarsier Sanctuary successful Corella and the Chocolate Hills Park successful Carmen.
For details, interaction (02) 8442-2998, 0977–2946763, 0966-2430529, email info.isstphilippines@gmail.com oregon events.isstphilippines@gmail.com, sojourn www.isst.edu.ph oregon its Facebook leafage Isstphilippines.
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ISST sets 7th Philippine Farm Tourism Conference successful Bohol
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