Infrastructure is not the only necessity in the Philippines. Industry is necessary to foster socioeconomic development in a country known more for its poverty than its opportunity. But agriculture, specifically advances in agricultural production targeting emerging and rapidly growing markets for organic and all-natural products, also can transform lives. In the Philippines, farmers of both new crops, such as roselle, a form of hibiscus, and of more traditional agricultural products, such as coconuts, today are developing innovative enterprises in an effort to re-define long neglected regions into newly energized centers of economic activity.
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Geoff, In Conference, With Tony De Castro and Jun Castillo,
Opportunities for Socioeconomic Development, Coconut House, Quezon City, Philippines |
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| Tony De Castro, Surveying Crops, At His Farm, Tanay, Philippines |
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Tony De Castro, Observing the Activities of Two Workers,
Field of Roselle Plants Growing on Hillside, At His Farm, Tanay, Philippines |
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Two Workers, Tending to Roselle Plants,
Hillside Field, Farm of Tony De Castro, Tanay, Philippines |
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| Hillside Field, Roselle Plants, Farm of Tony De Catro, Tanay, Philippines |
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| Tony De Castro, Taking Tour of Fields, At His Farm, Tanay, Philippines |
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| Hillside, Row after Row of Roselle Plants, Farm of Tony De Castro, Tanay, Philippines |
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Anticipating Bountiful Harvest of Roselle in November,
Farm of Tony De Castro, Tanay, Philippines |
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| Four Workers, Finishing Work for the Day, Farm of Tony De Castro, Tanay, Philippines |
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| Completing Final Tasks of the Day, Farm of Tony De Castro, Tanay, Philippines |
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| On the Path Back to the Village, Farm of Tony De Castro, Tanay, Philippines |
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| Shinto Garden, At the Homestead, Farm of Tony De Castro, Tanay, Philippines |
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| Small Vegetable Garden, At the Homestead, Farm of Tony De Castro, Tanay, Philippines |
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Small Fish Farm, Harvesting Tilapia for the Evening Meal,
Farm of Tony De Castro, Tanay, Philippines |
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