ALTERMED HERBAL FARM (Sta. Rosa Farm)

This 42 hectare Herbal Farm is located at Brgy. Liwayway, Sta. Rosa, Nueva Ecija. The site is approximately 21 kilometers away from Cabanatuan via the Fort Magsaysay road and 14 kilometers away from the town of Sta. Rosa via a secondary barangay road. The facilities and farm equipments of the herbal farm include: an office, pre-processing plant, staff house, tractor shed and tool room, propagation nurseries, mist beds, two (2) tractors with rotovators, two (2) pick-up trucks, two (2) trailing water tanks, one (1) hauling trailer, three (3) grass mowers, one (1) shredding machine, and one (1) irrigation well with a 8.5 Hp diesel engine and 3" self priming water pump.

Specifically, the farm's main objectives are:
- Provide PLI with organically grown and processed quality herbal raw materials.
- Establish and maintain the propagation nurseries.
- Develop and maintain the herbal plantations.
- Develop and maintain the production of organic fertilizers and botanical pesticides.
- Conduct researches in the development of production technologies.

Presently, the farm is planted with lagundi, sambong, tsaang gubat, ampalaya, akapulko, tanglad, yerba buena, and sporadic trees of bayabas. Twelve (12.0) hectares of carabao mangoes, young and bearing are also planted in the farm.

The farm is currently on its developmental stage. Propagation, planting, maintenance and expansion are the major activities. The development and expansion of the pre-processing plant is also ongoing. Future plans include the development/expansion of the water reservoir to provide water for irrigation during the long dry season. In addition, the construction and improvement of farm roads is also being mulled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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