College of Economics and Management, as part of their extension program entitled, “St. Rafael Archangel Parish (SRAP) Agri-Eco Farm: A Community-Centered and Church-Based Agri-Ecotourism Site,” conducted training on Food Tourism on September 17, 2022, at St. Rafael Archangel Parish, San Antonio, Pili, Camarines Sur.
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It was attended by the Parishioners of the parish, specifically the organic farming families. As the parish aims to be a church-based Agri-ecotourism site, parishioners must be competent to build sales models in food and diversify via new agricultural and tourism products as it is an essential instrument of regional development.
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Prof. Ardolf B. Arce serves as a resource speaker, and he lectured on Community Development through Food Tourism to see the identity of food culture as it is part component of cultural and heritage tourism–the model of a good food experience with ingredients, cooking skills, sense of taste, recipes, and memory.
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The training was also attended by the Project Leader of CEM-SRAP, Prof. Jessel Ann P. Rodriguez, Secretary of Laudato Si’, Ms. Evageline Huerno, and ESD staff, Ms. Abigael Rose F. Bobis.
