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Socio-Economic Upliftment of Selected Seaweed Farming Communities in
Puerto Princesa City, Palawan: Problems and Prospects
Michael D Pido
Ma. Celeste A Armedilla
Ferdinand A Pontillas
Eva Marie dC Ponce de Leon
Presentation Outline
I. Introduction
II. Socio-Economic Upliftment
a. Income
b. Employment
III. Problems
a. Farmers
b. Traders
IV. Prospects
V. Revenue of Seaweeds Farmers
Seaweeds families
• red algae (Rhodophyceae)
• brown algae (Phaeophyceae)
• green algae (Chlorophyceae)
Philippine Seaweed ProductionPhilippine Seaweed Production
-
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Year
Vo
lum
e ('0
00 M
T)
-
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
3,500,000
4,000,000
Val
ue (
PhP
'000
)
Volume Value
Source: BAS (2004)
Yearly Average Price Yearly Average Price of Seaweeds
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
40.00
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Year
Pri
ce p
er k
ilogr
am
Average
Source: Dublin (2005)
Monthly average price of dried seaweeds, 1995-2004
One Year Eucheuma Landed Warehouse Price Based on 1995 to 2004 Data
22.5
23
23.5
24
24.5
25
25.5
26
26.5
27
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Month
Pri
ce
Average
Source: as cited by Dublin (2005)
Palawan Seaweed Production
-
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000Vo
lum
e
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Year
Palawan Seaweed Production
Seaw eed Production (mt)
Source: BAS (2005)
Area for Seaweed Farming in Palawan
Palawan Seaweed Area(Total area = 9,602 ha)
Existing (ha)52%
Potential (ha)48%
Source: DTI (2004)
Area for seaweeds farming in Puerto Princesa City
Puerto Princesa City Seaweed Farming Area
Existing (ha)17%
Potential (ha)83%
Source: DTI (2004)
Area= 238 ha
Puerto Princesa City seaweeds production (dried)
Seaweeds Production (dried)
0.00
2,000.00
4,000.00
6,000.00
8,000.00
10,000.00
12,000.00
2003 2004 2005 (Jan-Aug)
Year
Vo
lum
e (
kg
)
Pandan MPC Bahile San Rafael Buenavista Luzviminda Concepcion
Source: OCA (2003-2005)
Employment
• Provided employment to at least 60 families– 24 families in PMC– 13 families in Buenavista– 19 families in San Rafael– Other barangays, still to be
identified
Problems encountered by seaweeds farmers
Major Problems
• Financing
• Low Production
• Lack of Post-harvest assistance
• Trade
Problems encountered by traders
• farmers are not properly drying their seaweed.
• Presence of ‘fly-by-night’ traders
• lack of credit financing to traders.
• some processors are not imposing fair and reasonable moisture deduction.
IncomeProduction 5,400 kg
Price PhP 37
Sales PhP 199,800
Less: Transportation expense (0.50 kg) 2,700
Income per cropping 197,100
x number of cropping per year 2
Income per year 394,200
Less:
Input cost 74,500
Maintenance cost 67,450
Depreciation cost 13,075
Net Income PhP 239,175
Economic projection 2005Farm area Net income
Poverty threshold Surplus/deficit
0.25 40,987.50 79,583.70 (38,596.20)
0.30 56,600.00 79,583.70 (22,983.70)
0.35 54,212.50 79,583.70 (25,371.20)
0.40 69,825.00 79,583.70 (9,758.70)
0.45 85,437.50 79,583.70 5,853.80
0.50 101,050.00 79,583.70 21,466.30
0.55 116,662.50 79,583.70 37,078.80
0.60 132,275.00 79,583.70 52,691.30
0.65 147,887.50 79,583.70 68,303.80
0.70 145,500.00 79,583.70 65,916.30
0.75 161,112.50 79,583.70 81,528.80
0.80 176,725.00 79,583.70 97,141.30
0.85 192,337.50 79,583.70 112,753.80
0.90 207,950.00 79,583.70 128,366.30
0.95 223,562.50 79,583.70 143,978.80
1.00 239,175.00 79,583.70 159,591.30
Economic projection 2010Farm area Net income Poverty threshold Surplus/deficit
0.25 87,873.37 94,064.73 (6,191.35)
0.30 112,863.05 94,064.73 18,798.32
0.35 119,852.72 94,064.73 25,788.00
0.40 144,842.40 94,064.73 50,777.67
0.45 169,832.07 94,064.73 75,767.35
0.50 194,821.75 94,064.73 100,757.02
0.55 219,811.42 94,064.73 125,746.70
0.60 244,801.10 94,064.73 150,736.37
0.65 269,790.77 94,064.73 175,726.05
0.70 276,780.45 94,064.73 182,715.72
0.75 301,770.12 94,064.73 207,705.40
0.80 326,759.80 94,064.73 232,695.07
0.85 351,749.47 94,064.73 257,684.75
0.90 376,739.15 94,064.73 282,674.42
0.95 401,728.82 94,064.73 307,664.10
1.00 426,718.50 94,064.73 332,653.77
Economic projection 2010
Area (ha)Number of beneficiary
farmers/familiesPotential benefits
(PhP)
0.25 952 83,655,453
0.50 476 92,735,153
0.75 318 95,962,900
1.00 238 101,559,003
Parting words
• Many of the coastal residents of Puerto Princesa City either remain impoverished or live below the poverty line.
• Seaweeds farming is one of the promising livelihood options.
• Given the appropriate logistical and institutional support, seaweeds farming may become profitable enterprise in Puerto Princesa City.