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THE MAGAPA-SUAGUE RIVER BASIN TOUR
A Community-Based Learning Experience
Come and join us!
Enjoy the simple life of the rural folks
Discover how people are improving their lives through sustainable agriculture
Taste their fresh organic farm products
See the panoramic beauty of Iloilo from the top of a hill
Listen to the "legend of the golden tinday"
Tour Packages...
A. "Duna nga pamaagi sa pagpanguma"

(Natural Farming System)
Alma's & Leloy's Farm
Badiang, New Lucena, Iloilo
B. "Pagbalik sang sustansiya sang duta nga nadula sa malawig nga panahon"
(Regaining the soil nutrients depleted through the years)
JLP Farm
Guinobatan, New Lucena, Iloilo
Learn the lessons and advantages of shifting from commercial monocropping to organic diversified farming while enjoying the taste of organically-grown rice and vegatebles, catching cultured hito and feeding free-range chicken.
Discover how people are improving their lives through sustainable farming technologies.
See how farmers prepare their organic inputs and use contour farming methods to produce healthy food for their families and the wider public while protecting the environment.
Iday: "Tuburan sang Kabuhi"  
(Spring of Life)
Canauili-Pangilihan, Janiuay, Iloilo
Appreciate the community's struggle to regain and protect their forests and springs.
Wonder at the expanse of the mountains and plains on top of Iday Hill.
Trek down the "Monkey Trail" to Amaga creek and see the remnants of centuries-old trees that were cut down to feed the sugar mills in the 1970's.
Listen to the "legend of the golden tinday" and help people regain their forests by planting seedlings of endemic trees.
How to get there...
Badiang and Guinobatan are located about five and ten kilometers north of the poblacion of New Lucena, respectively. Canauili and Pangilihan, on the other hand, are located about 13 and 15 kilometers northwest of the poblacion of Janiuay, Iloilo.

New Lucena and Janiuay are two of the six project municipalities of PRDCI located within the Magapa-Suague River Basin in Central Iloilo. New Lucena is about 20 kilometers, and Janiuay is about 33 kilometers from Iloilo City. Both towns can be reached by private or public utility vehicles, although Canauili and Pangilihan may require tougher vehicles like four-wheel drives during the rainy season. There are tricycles regularly plying Badiang and Guinobatan from the Poblacion, rain or shine.

Guests are advised to prepare to get muddy and wet, and should wear the appropriate attire and footwear. Home-stay options are available for those who would like to interact longer with the communities. Proper coordination should be made.
For details and reservation, please contact:
Panay Rural Development Center, Inc. (PRDCI)
San Matias St., South San Jose, Molo
5000 Iloilo City, PHILIPPINES

Telephone: (33) 508-2083
Telefax: (33) 338-3226
 
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