{"id":390,"date":"2017-06-05T21:27:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T20:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/?p=390"},"modified":"2017-06-11T23:17:21","modified_gmt":"2017-06-11T22:17:21","slug":"in-the-land-of-pina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lostpaths.com\/index.php\/2017\/06\/05\/in-the-land-of-pina\/","title":{"rendered":"In the land of pi\u00f1a"},"content":{"rendered":"

But not the land of pi\u00f1a colada..<\/p>\n

The islands in the Philippine archipelago are of volcanic origin. This means that the soil is rich in minerals and suitable for many different types of plants. Tropical climate enhances the possibilities of better crops even further. Of course there are also downsides to these conditions: frequent geological activity and high probability of natural disasters. These can include: volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, typhoons and more.<\/p>\n

Why am I writing about this? A large portion of Philippine economy still relies on agriculture. Because of this crops play a vital role in everyday life. About 30% of the labour force works in agriculture. And Mindanao has a huge part in country’s agro-industry. Very huge. It is considered “fruit basket”of the Philippines and many multinational fruit exporters have their regional headquarters here (although not in GenSan but in Davao).<\/p>\n

Much of the fields in the vicinity of GenSan are used for growing bananas, pineapples, mangoes and more. Below are some photos of the pineapple field (the fruit is called here pi\u00f1a or pinya).<\/p>\n\n\t\t