Farm Locations
Buguias, Benguet
Buguias is primarily an agricultural town. It is one of the leading producers of highland vegetables, especially carrots, in the province of Benguet.
Kabayan, Benguet
The third highest mountain in the Philippines, Mount Pulag, is located in the territorial boundary of the vegetable farming town.
Mountain Province
Is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Mountain Province was formerly referred to as Mountain in some foreign references.
Potato Tuber Distribution
Recently, the Philippines United Potato Producers of Benguet and Mountain Province Inc. (UPPBMPI) received 135 tons of potato seeds thanks to the assistance of Universal Robina Corp. (URC), the Department of Agriculture (DA), and the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI).
335 farmers received aid from the UPPBMPI, including 268 farmers who received 108 tons of granola from four container vans and 67 farmers who received 27 tons of Dakota Russets (goldrush) potatoes from a container van. Since 2019, the union has received 333 tons. This is the second stage of the initiative that the DA and URC are coordinating to maintain the viability of the potato industry in the area.