[Music] famous orchard farms in the philippines orchard as a piece of land planted with fruit trees famous known about by many people if you get to know the success stories of our country's top orchard growers you would never imagine how they got to where they are now their hard work determination and will to succeed is truly worth emulating below are three of our successful orchard growers one jose mercado ii edith dachaka three phillip cruz four jose mercado merlo agricultural corporation is one of the successful orchard growers in luzon he grows and sells coffee beans for three brands of coffee popular in the market batongas brew cafe de lipa and capping barracco edith dhaka ka riffman farms she owns the largest dragon fruit farm in the philippines located in loca sorte she distributes dragon fruit here in the country and also abroad she also utilizes zero waste farming practices phillip cruz herbinax he owns one of the largest local sources of herbal extracts he established the pioneer herbal extract manufacturer in the philippines and is now exporting herbal extracts in other countries with that he is also among the list of famous orchard growers in the philippines parasuey live green international he produces organic vegetables and is now distributing fresh organic products across 18 outlets of famous malls and establishments in the country san and balcony la forta incorporated he is one of the famous orchard growers in the philippines he owns vast lands of banana plantation he produces five to six million boxes of cavendish bananas and exports these to middle east and other countries in asia famous orchard farms in the country rosa farms is a 12.5 hectare mango orchard in the coastal province of zamballas home of the philippine caribbean mango the property was purchased in 1920 by david jackson and rosa mcsaysai when mount pinatubo erupted in 1991 the whole place was buried in ash leaving only a few surviving mango trees david and rose's grandchildren faced the devastation with resilient spirit they rehabilitated and developed the farm into a mango orchard by 2011 the farm was renamed as rosa farms under the management of ding and nelda zuluda today it is not just an ordinary mango orchard but an agri-tourism destination as well as a venue for team building and corporate events camping and family outing educational tours rest and recreation rock farm at cafe bodega an orange plantation in stanton road sagitta and mountain province pick and pay with entrance fee of p50 you can eat as much as you want inside the farm philippine mango seedling farm corporation a family owned and operated agricultural enterprise situated in the border of candaba pompanga and bailog bulacan the company was established mainly for three objectives one environment preservation through youth education to strengthen of the mango industry by ensuring the constant and sustainable supply of mango produce and three livelihood enhancement through corporate involvement by promoting mango farming dava golden pomelo farm davao city hailed as davao's pomelo king carmelito mercado is possibly the top pomelo producer and distributor in the philippines from his humble beginning as a traitor mericato's determination and thirst for knowledge to improve his business as bear fruit what started as a one hectare lease has now expanded to the 350 hectare davao golden pomela farm that mercado owns it produces the maggianas variety the preferred variety of filipinos for its sweet pink flesh the oldest trees in the farm are 17 years old and can bore as much as 600 kilograms per plant nick is rambudan farm bar on galapagos tibeto antique nika's farm is the biggest green rambutan farm located in barangay lapa's tibia antique the farm was named after the youngest daughter of the owner aside from the green and red rambudan you'll also find bananas dorian lanzones mangosteen pomelo and other fruits the rambutan tree belongs to a group of fruit-bearing tropical trees like longan and lychee the name rambudan came from an indonesian name ramba which means hair at o'bellen's farm is in barangay san juan san pablo city laguna it started in 1987 with an initial capital of php 700.00 with his hard work and exceptional diligence mr adam was able to grow his farm from a 200 square meter lot 2.3 hectares of land and continue to expand years hence today the farm covers more than 15 hectares which are planted with 2 000 plus trees each of rambudan land zones durian and papaya the farm is also lined up with 800 aromatic coconuts to maximize productivity these high-value crops are intercropped with vegetables and condiments such as black pepper from india ross at cocoa farms is located in the baguio district of davao city in the southern philippines at his own and managed by mr grover rossett before he was working full-time as a postman earning a moderate wage as a government employee of the philippines postal corporation his wife also earned an average income working as a teacher and he could only dream of ways to supplement the family's earnings to one day send his six young children to university with a passion for plants and gardening he used his wife's small family plot to dabble in farming today he operates the rasa cocoa farms in the baguio district of davao city in the southern philippines mr rossit now earns 50 times his postman salary and has paid for all of his children's [Music] education [Music] you