TRECE MARTIRES CITY, March 19 -- The second volume of "Calabarzon Agriculturally Awesome," a travel guide which promotes the region's scenic spots, indigenous delicacies, and the various farm tourism and learning sites, was officially launched at the Agricultural Training Hall of Lapidario village here on Monday.

A collaboration project between the Region IV-A offices of Department of Tourism (DOT) and Department of Agrarian Reform's Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI), the first-ever regional tourism guide now boasts of 17 DOT-accredited farm tourism sites, (from the 10 featured in volume 1) and other updates, ATI 4-A center director Marites P. Cosico said.

A fusion of agriculture and tourism, the travel guide aims to offer "agricul...