Tag: Seaweeds
Issues, Concerns and Challenges on the Tawi-Tawi Seaweed Industry
Seaweeds Industry: A Boon for Tawi-Tawi’s Poor Sector
By Johnny R. Lee… Read More Seaweeds Industry: A Boon for Tawi-Tawi’s Poor Sector
Laboratory-Generated Cultivars to Enhance Seaweed Production In Tawi-Tawi
By FILEMON G. ROMERO, Ph.D. Tawi-Tawi is a major seaweed producer, contributing about 85% of the total seaweeds export of the country. Nine out of the 11 municipalities of Tawi-tawi are into the production of seaweeds. It is estimated that about 31,000 inhabitants are dependent in the seaweeds industry. The total area planted to seaweeds… Read More Laboratory-Generated Cultivars to Enhance Seaweed Production In Tawi-Tawi
Tawi-Tawi: Seaweeds Capital of the Philippines
By JOHNNY R. LEE, Ph.D. Never in the history of certain places in this country has shown that even a small child as young as 10 years old is able to earn good money just by selling ‘scraps’ of marine plants that abound the coastal communities in the Province of Tawi-Tawi. These children, who help… Read More Tawi-Tawi: Seaweeds Capital of the Philippines