KNOWN for decades as the "Tuna Capital of the Philippines," General Santos City is being touted as an emerging farm tourism hub in Mindanao. The recognition came during its successful hosting of the recent 8th Philippine International Farm Tourism Conference, one of the country's largest gatherings of practitioners and authorities on farm tourism held on Feb. 24 to 26.
The three-day confab provided avenues for collaboration among farm owners, farmers and participants, and emphasized the positive socioeconomic impact of the sunshine industry on the countryside. It focused on sustainable growth through the cultivation of fruit farms, aquaculture and livestock, and investments in agriculture and tourism. It included an exhibit of agricultural produce, processed food, native crafts and finished products from the Soccsksargen (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos) Region.
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