Mighty Corp pushes the use of organic agri pesticide

Bulacan-based manufacturer of quality cigarette in the country, Mighty Corp promotes the alternative use for tobacco. In this initiative, it will help reduce Filipino farmers’ reliance on chemical-based pesticides, increase tobacco farmers’ income, and protect the environment.

According to Mighty's spokesperson and executive vice president, Oscar Barrientos said it was part of the company's commitment thru their corporate social responsibility thrust. He added that with a growing number of Filipino farmers were shifting from chemical-based to organic pesticides. 

“This trend should be encouraged,” he added.

Mighty Corp, which they collaborated with National Tobacco Administration (NTA), Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and University of the Philippines in Los Baños, Laguna (UPLB) in this project.