Guso seaweed philippines
Small scale seaweed farmers as part of the extension training and servicesĬonducted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.ĪSEAN/UNDP/FAO Regional Small-Scale Coastal Fisheries Development Project
#GUSO SEAWEED PHILIPPINES MANUAL#
This manual was also used in training contract In Cebu and Bohol by the author with the Genu Products, a private companyĮngaged in seaweed farming. This manual was based on actual seaweed farming development of Eucheuma Box 1184, Makati Post Office, Makati, Metro Manila orģrd Floor, Arcadia Building, 860 Quezon Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines. With a statement of the purpose and extent of the reproduction desired, should be made throughĪnd addressed to the Project Coordinator, ASEAN/UNDP/FAO Regional Small-Scale Coastalįisheries Development Project, P.O. Process, without written permission from the copyright holder. This publication may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, by any method of The copyright in this publication is vested in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the This website will provide continued information on seaweeds for targeted stakeholders.Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources In addition to this output, an interactive website will provide an actual map of groundtruthed data with seaweed farm details. With this database, an atlas of maps showing the seaweed farm areas will be generated. With GPAC heading the GIS component, it will serve as the database headquarters for all the data that will be gathered by all partners. GIS is a mechanism designed “to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of spatial or geographical data.” The project will also link with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Seaweed Industry Association of the Philippines (SIAP), the Marine Science Institute of the University of the Philippines (UPMSI) and the respective Local Government Units (LGUs). Under XU, the units involved are: GeoInformatics and Precision Agriculture Center (GPAC), Department of Biology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, College of Computer Studies (CCS) and the McKeough Marine Center (MMC).
The project mainly has three components: Geographic Information System (GIS), Biological and Socio-Economic. With XU vice-president for Research and Social Outreach Dr Hilly Ann Roa-Quiaoit as the project leader, this project is in partnership with Dr Wilfredo H Uy of Mindanao State University - Naawan (MSUN) and Dr Della Grace G Bacaltos from Southern Philippines Agri-business and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology in Davao Oriental (SPAMAST).
Gusò is the Bisaya term for a certain kind of seaweed.
This nationwide project is dubbed as “GIS for Upscaling Seaweed Operations in the Philippines” (GUSÒ-Phil). In November 2014, Xavier University hosted an inception meeting officially accepting a grant of Php19M funded by Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) to map out the seaweed farms in the Philippines. Text by Patrice Bianca Roa | Photos by Jaylann Tuba and Rhea Arroyo