Socio-Economic Upliftment of Selected Seaweed Farming Communities in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan: Problems and Prospects

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Socio-Economic Upliftment of Selected Seaweed
Farming Communities in Puerto Princesa City,
Palawan Problems and Prospects

• Michael D Pido
• Ma. Celeste A Armedilla
• Ferdinand A Pontillas
• Eva Marie dC Ponce de Leon

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Presentation Outline
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Seaweeds families

• red algae (Rhodophyceae)
• brown algae (Phaeophyceae)
• green algae (Chlorophyceae)

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Philippine Seaweed Production
Source BAS (2004)
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Yearly Average Price
Source Dublin (2005)
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Monthly average price of dried seaweeds, 1995-2004
Source as cited by Dublin (2005)
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Map of Palawan and Honda Bay
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Palawan Seaweed Production
Source BAS (2005)
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Cagayancillo
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Coron
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Agutaya
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Area for Seaweed Farming in Palawan
Source DTI (2004)
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Area for seaweeds farming in Puerto Princesa City
Area 238 ha
Source DTI (2004)
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Pandan Island, Honda Bay
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San Rafael
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Buenavista
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Puerto Princesa City seaweeds production (dried)
Source OCA (2003-2005)
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Employment

• Provided employment to at least 60 families
• 24 families in PMC
• 13 families in Buenavista
• 19 families in San Rafael
• Other barangays, still to be identified

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Problems encountered by seaweeds farmers
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Problems encountered by traders

• farmers are not properly drying their seaweed.
• Presence of fly-by-night traders
• lack of credit financing to traders.
• some processors are not imposing fair and
  reasonable moisture deduction.

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Prospects

• Production
• Microfinancing
• Infrastructure Facilities
• Training/Capacity Building

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Income
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ROI for 1 ha farm

• ROI 125

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Economic projection 2005
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Economic projection 2010
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Economic projection 2010
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Parting words

• Many of the coastal residents of Puerto Princesa
  City either remain impoverished or live below the
  poverty line.
• Seaweeds farming is one of the promising
  livelihood options.
• Given the appropriate logistical and
  institutional support, seaweeds farming may
  become profitable enterprise in Puerto Princesa
  City.

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