Mayana Organic Strawberry Farm (MUSFA)

Overview

Mayana Organic Strawberry Farm (MUSFA) is an agritourism farm in Barangay Mayana, Jagna, Bohol, set in upland terrain near Mt. Matunog, the highest peak in this part of Jagna. The barangay’s elevation gives it a cooler climate than the rest of Jagna’s coastal lowland — cool enough to grow strawberries, a crop with no business succeeding in tropical Bohol without it.

Specific details — the farm’s area, precise elevation, strawberry varieties grown, whether picking your own is allowed, what farm products are sold on-site, operating hours, and admission fee — are not confirmed in available sources. Visitors should confirm these locally or through the Jagna tourism office before planning a trip.

Strawberry cultivation in the Philippines is normally associated with Baguio and the Cordillera highlands, where elevations above 1,400 metres keep temperatures low year-round. Mayana sits at roughly 820–835 metres — well below that benchmark — so the farm’s success depends on the specific pocket of cooler air the barangay’s terrain traps rather than on altitude alone, which is part of why it’s treated locally as a notable curiosity rather than a routine crop for the area. The “organic” designation in the name points to farming without synthetic fertiliser or pesticide inputs, a practice that matters beyond the farm gate in this particular barangay: Mayana’s uplands drain toward the same coastline where Jagna’s marine sanctuaries — Tubod Mar, Pangdan, and the Danajon Bank section — depend on clean runoff to keep coral cover healthy, so chemical-free farming upstream is a small but direct contribution to reef condition downstream.

Agritourism of this kind also gives upland households a second income stream beyond rice and vegetables. Where a farm can draw visitors willing to pay for the novelty of picking strawberries in Bohol, that revenue supplements — rather than replaces — the terraced rice farming that dominates Mayana’s economy, spreading risk across crops that fail or thrive in different conditions.

Location

Barangay Mayana, Jagna, Bohol. The barangay is an upland area near Mt. Matunog in the southern interior of Bohol. Nearby attractions include the Mayana Bicentennial Narra Tree, Luinab Rice Terraces, and Kabudok Falls.

Getting There

Jagna is approximately 65 km from Tagbilaran City — about 1.5 to 2 hours by bus or van along the Bohol Circumferential Road. From Jagna Poblacion, the upland barangay of Mayana is reached by habal-habal. Exact travel time, road condition, and habal-habal fare are not documented here — confirm locally before heading out, especially after rain, since upland roads in this part of Jagna can be affected by weather.

Practical Info

• Currency: PHP
• Language: Cebuano, Filipino, English
• Operating hours, entry or tour fee, whether produce is sold on-site, and whether advance booking is required are not confirmed here — check with the farm or the Jagna tourism office ahead of a visit.

What to Expect

The practical way most visitors take in this stretch of upland Jagna is as a half-day loop: Mayana’s strawberry farm paired with the bicentennial narra tree and Kabudok Falls, since none of the three has quite enough on its own to justify the trip out from town. The same barangay also holds the roughly 50-hectare Luinab Rice Terraces, cut into a ravine between two flanking mountains, giving the loop a fourth stop for visitors with a full day rather than a half-day to spend upland.

Notes

• Listed in BPTO inventory under Industrial Tourism / Farm / Ranch
• MUSFA: the full name behind the acronym could not be confirmed in available sources
• Gateway: Jagna port