Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Fishery sector output improves 16% in 2004
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The fishery subsector posted a total production of P139.1 billion in 2004, in an increase by 16.03 percent improvement in 2003.
Fishery contributed 23.44 percent to the total agricultural production last year and posted a significant 9.45 percent growth in 2004, 1.91 percentage points higher than the 7.54 percent growth in 2003.
Aquaculture has posted a remarkable output gain of 17.90 percent. With this growth, the country’s aquaculture sector is contributing a great part in President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s 10-point agenda for the next six years, with 17,217 hectares of aquaculture lands and 743,540 jobs targeted for the sector by 2010.
The increase in aquaculture output was mainly due to higher demand for seaweeds, which accounted for 70.26 percent of the total aquaculture output during the period.
Because of the continuing government and private sector financial and technical support program, more farmers have engaged in seaweed venture, the agriculture department said.
Significant growth in seaweed farms were reported in Romblon, Palawan, Davao del Sur, Misamis Oriental, Tawitawi, Maguindanao, Zamboanga del Norte and Agusan del Norte.
In Antique and Zamboanga Sibugay, weather conditions favored the growth of seedlings. There were also reports on the use of quality seedlings in Batangas and Davao Oriental.
Area expansion including opening of new farms were reported in various provinces across the country.
The continuing support under the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, local government units and QUENDANCOR program enabled more farmers to engage in milkfish, tilapia and carp culture.
Municipal fisheries production was up by 2.43 percent. Abundance of fish species like round scad, frigate tuna, Indian and fimbriated sardines, blue crabs, mackerels and bigeyed scads was observed during the period.
February 10, 2005 Manila Bulletin
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Fishery contributed 23.44 percent to the total agricultural production last year and posted a significant 9.45 percent growth in 2004, 1.91 percentage points higher than the 7.54 percent growth in 2003.
Aquaculture has posted a remarkable output gain of 17.90 percent. With this growth, the country’s aquaculture sector is contributing a great part in President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s 10-point agenda for the next six years, with 17,217 hectares of aquaculture lands and 743,540 jobs targeted for the sector by 2010.
The increase in aquaculture output was mainly due to higher demand for seaweeds, which accounted for 70.26 percent of the total aquaculture output during the period.
Because of the continuing government and private sector financial and technical support program, more farmers have engaged in seaweed venture, the agriculture department said.
Significant growth in seaweed farms were reported in Romblon, Palawan, Davao del Sur, Misamis Oriental, Tawitawi, Maguindanao, Zamboanga del Norte and Agusan del Norte.
In Antique and Zamboanga Sibugay, weather conditions favored the growth of seedlings. There were also reports on the use of quality seedlings in Batangas and Davao Oriental.
Area expansion including opening of new farms were reported in various provinces across the country.
The continuing support under the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, local government units and QUENDANCOR program enabled more farmers to engage in milkfish, tilapia and carp culture.
Municipal fisheries production was up by 2.43 percent. Abundance of fish species like round scad, frigate tuna, Indian and fimbriated sardines, blue crabs, mackerels and bigeyed scads was observed during the period.
February 10, 2005 Manila Bulletin
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