LA TRINIDAD, Nov. 18 -- The dean of the Benguet State University (BSU) College of Agriculture said the number of students enrolling in the course is showing an uptrend.

Dr. Constantino Sudaypan, dean of the college, said in a media interview on Tuesday that, "As compared to other universities who has one section per year level, we continue to have two sections each, and the trend of enrollment is showing a minimal increase."

He said that this shows agriculture remains in the heart of the "Igorots", or the people of Benguet.

The province produces at least 85 percent of the highland vegetable requirement of the country, with most of the produce being transported to Metro Manila, aside from Visayas and other parts of Luzon.

Sudaypan note...