Manila, April 3 -- The City Veterinary and Agriculture Office (CVAO) here said more residents are engaging in rooftop and backyard food production, which is seen to help boost the country's food sustainability.

CVAO head Dr. Silardo Bested said in a report to the city government on Thursday that there are now 94 "Gulayan sa Paaralan" (school vegetable gardens) from the 40 initially targeted to be established, while there are 1,757 home gardens.

He said seedlings distribution reached 6,121, exceeding the target of 4,000.

"The remarkable outcomes in the implementation of agriculture interventions that demonstrated significant dedication in exceeding targets across various initiatives improve the current state of agriculture in the urba...