s one of the advocates of sustainable and profitable agriculture in the Philippines today, I have been recommending four major crops that should be given focus by government - banana, coconut, oil and rubber.

I have planted about 100 hectares of rubber for myself and I am now operating a rubber seedling and bud wood nursery with the purpose of improving the quality of rubber in the Philippines.

Rubber seedlings can be acquired from my farm and other nursery operators in the Province of North Cotabato on advance notice and reservation.

The clones include: RRIM 600, PB 260, PB 330, USM 1 and the latex to timber clones that include MP 908, 921, 201, 202 and 225.

Brochures on rubber farming may also be acquired on request.