BOHOL TO HOLD 1ST SEAWEEDS MEETWith the emerging trend of high marketability and price of carageenan, Bohol thru the Provincial Agriculture Office, Department of Trade and Industry and the Provincial Seaweed Development Council musters its efforts to unite seaweeds stakeholders into coming up with plans for Bohol to go on with this endeavor.
Bohol will hold the Seaweeds Congress on November 9-11, 2005 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Talibon town.
Congress also includes an exhibit, demonstration and the congress proper.
Other activities include trade fair and exhibits, picture exhibits, documentary and video showing.
Adopting "Quality Seaweeds Towards Global Competitiveness" the gab will weld seaweeds industry players to come up with plan of actions for improved production techniques, marketing and likaging startegies as well as access to credit facilities for a quality seaweeds ready for export.
About 170 participants are expected to attend.
OTOP CENTER INAUGURATED
Gov. Erico Aumentado led officials in inaugurating the One-Town-One Product (OTOP) Center of Inabanga town on October 14, 2005.
" I was not wrong in choosing Inabanga to be the beneficiary of the P1 million from the Office of the President under the Isang Milyong Piso, Isang Produkto program," Aumentado remarked after touring the display area, weaving section, dyeing and bleaching and raw material preparation area of the center.
Noting the fine finished products like placemats, raffia rolls, bags, throw pillow cases and others, a visibly impressed Aumentado said he realized that the wall decor in his hotel room in Tokyo, Japan and in New York City could be Inabanga products.
The inauguration was graced by government officials from DTI 7 headed by RD Asteria C. Caberte and PD Ma. Elena C. Arbon, representatives from cooperating line agencies, Congressman Roberto Cajes, mayors headed by the host Mayor Josephine Socorro Jumamoy of Inabanga, representatives of cooperating NGOs, and most especially the weavers representing the loomweaving groups in the municipalities of Tubigon, Danao and Inabanga.
The industry directly benefits 2,000 workers and over 5,000 support workers.
