where seaweeds can be cultured for propagation in Sulu to help boost
fisheries production and income generation in the province.
DA Secretary Proceso Alcala has given such assurance, noting the move
will help ensure supply of fresh and disease-free seaweed materials
which the agency can give out to the province's fisherfolk at minimal
cost.
"We're very aggressive in expanding farms there," he said during the
Communication and News Exchange (CNEX) Forum Friday at the Philippine
Information Agency headquarters in Quezon City.
He noted the availability of more laboratory-cultured planting
materials opens up the opportunity to replace existing ones every
three croppings so healthy produce can be consistently harvested.
Resistance of planting materials to diseases lowers over time so these
must be replaced regularly, he said.
"Government previously neglected establishing additional laboratories
so people were forced to keep replanting the same material -- setting
up more of the facilities is among the best things I see the Bureau of
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources must be doing," he added.
Alcala described seaweeds as an income earner that is already
benefitting Sulu's neighbor Tawi-Tawi province.
People in Tawi-Tawi are earning from producing seaweeds, he noted.
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