Alfonso: Agro-Industrial Center of the Upland Cavite
Alfonso’s economic base is anchored into being a part of the food belt
of Cavite and Metro Manila. It is, therefore, a productive agricultural
zone, unlike other municipalities in the province of Cavite that are
gradually shifting to industrialization. The area is conducive to
agriculture due to the temperate climate and fertility of the town’s
soil. The municipality is presently developing cut flower farming and
intends to be known as the flower center of the province. What began as a
backyard and experimental cultivation, cutflower production,
particularly anthuriums and orchids, is now thriving and a fast-growing
enterprise. The highlights for the tourism plan of Alfonso is to
introduce cutflower festivals and the program “Farm and Home Hosting
Scheme”. The hilly and rolling terrain in its western portion can also
be developed into grazing land for cattle. Seventy-six hectares of land
in the western part of Barangay Amuyong extending to Nasugbu, Batangas
boundary have been identified for industrial use. Efforts to have a
substantial deposit of hardstone examined by the Bureau of Mines for
commercial value in Barangay Kaysuyo, in the western peripheral boundary
of the municipality of Nasugbu, Batangas is underway. Construction is
expected to increase due to the development of large exclusive
residential subdivisions.
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