Planting tea in the Cordillera region was proposed to be a promising opportunity. The region's natural elevation and cool, mountainous terrain provide an ideal environment for tea production. The crop is to be planted on terrain not suitable for most other crops. Furthermore, planting tea can help prevent soil erosion, rehabilitate deforested areas, and contribute to the region's economic development by offering a high-value crop with long harvesting periods.
Representatives from the China Embassy, Bai Xun and Cao Mengdi, also voiced their support for the proposed tea plantation propagation in the northern Philippines. They emphasized the significance of this collaboration for socio-economic development and the promotion of tea culture. Drawing upon successful examples from China, they highlighted how tea plantations in mountainous rural areas had helped uplift the incomes of farming communities and alleviate poverty.