SEAWEED INDUSTRY stakeholders in Tawi-Tawi met last week to assess last year’s implementation of programs and prepare for the 2019 action plan, according to the Department of Trade and Industry-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DTI-ARMM). One of the highlights of the planning session was the presentation of the recently-approved P258 million Renewable Energy Technology to Increase Value Added of Seaweed in Tawi-Tawi project funded by the European Union-Access to Sustainable Energy Programme. The green energy project will be implemented in four municipalities — Sitangkai, Sibutu, Panglima Sugala, and Tandubas — from February 2019 to June 2021. Tawi-Tawi’s seaweed sector is also a recipient of funding from the World Bank’s Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), involving post-harvest facilities. Based on the PRDP Value Chain Analysis, the island province has an annual seaweed production of about 294,000 metric tons.

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