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Gov't sets P1-B spending to boost seaweed industry
The Philippine Star
|November 12, 2024
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will spend P1.06 billion next year to boost the domestic seaweed industry and hike the export of one of the country's prized commodities.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said BFAR, an attached bureau of the Department of Agriculture (DA), would use the budget for its Enhanced Philippine Seaweed Development Program that aligns with the DA's overall goal of developing the local aquaculture sector.
Tiu Laurel said BFAR has already identified at least 64,000 hectares for the expansion of seaweed farming in the country that could increase annual output by "more or less" 50 percent.
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