Father of the Pioneers Kyosaburo Ohta who devoted his life to the development of the hemp industry in Davao
2008-02-18
Kyosaburo Ohta started an import business for Japanese general merchandise in Manila in 1901. In 1905 he moved to Davao (Mindanao) with seventy immigrants and started managing a hemp plantation in undeveloped land in Bago, the Mintal Region, which at the time was avoided by Americans and even Filipinos. Read More »
