Kiangan

In the Cordilleras, the people have a strong preference for the meat in their meals. Across the region, swine is also an indispensable component in most of the rites and rituals. However, there is an increasing demand for beef and pork yearly as compared to the slower phase of growth in supply. This option, in the long run, hopes to address this issue.

The integration of high timber producing species (mahogany), industrial crops (coffee) and horticultural crops like lemon, rambutan, lanzones, durian, and Pomelo is aimed at enhancing the economic returns that can be derived from the forest while reducing the pressure on the forest ecosystem.

Enrichment planting is a forest management strategy for improving the present stock of a logged-over forest. Applied to a muyong, the use of crops that will improve the environmental services is the main objective of enrichment planting.