MLV Butterfly Industry History
The foundation for the company was laid when we joined the non-government organization in 2002.
As members of the core group we attended seminars about butterfly farming technology sponsored
by the researchers of the State College of Marinduque. Corollary, we joined seminars and
workshops to develop products or commodities using dried butterflies sponsored by the Department
of Science and Technology.
Later on, we organized small breeders in one municipality to whom we transferred
the knowledge about butterflies farming. Our primary task was to help these breeders
captivated markets for their harvests both butterfly pupae and dead stocks. In addition,
to help the government to pursue their Environmental Conservation Program.
Since we gained already the experience and knowledge of technical know how on the
cultivations of butterflies these resulted us to put up our own breeding farm. And the
increased demand for Philippine tropical butterflies had encouraged us to enter in butterfly industry.
In the beginning of 2005, MLV Butterfly Industry is already a duly registered in the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources in its agency PROTECTED AREAS
and WILDLIFE BUREAU with Permit No. WFP-2005-95DENR and Wildlife Collectors
Permit WCPb 2005-61 5 to engage in butterfly farming and trading.