By Joy F. Remigio | Program Director, Community Development
Having the mutual interest to advance the aquaculture industry of selected key urban areas in Eastern Visayas, a collaboration of BFAR regional office and Local Government Units of Eastern Visayas was strengthened to efficiently practice the use of climate resilient aquaculture technology and bring significant contribution to the industry.
In a bid to capacitate our fisherfolk communities with the skills and knowledge to kickstart their entrepreneurial journey, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Office VIII through its Regional Fisheries Training and Fisherfolk Coordination Division (RFTFCD) conducted the Aqua-Based Business School (ABS) with Gender and Climate Change Perspective to the fishing community of Leyte, Leyte.
Continuing the ABS saga, twenty-five (25) fisherfolk who are actively engaged in mussel farming participated in the said training program. A Mussel Farmer from Buenavista All-Lights Village Fisherfolks Association was selected to join the training representing Palompon.
Through the ABS, these mussel farmers will undergo five module trainings in order to develop their mussel culture into a more profitable venture by introducing techniques in product development, marketing, financial management and other technical know-hows that can help them in their aquaculture businesses. Green mussel or tahong, being one of the growing industries in the country, bears great potential for export of both the commodity itself and its value-added products.
The ABS training program also envisions empowering the strong men and women of the fisheries industry to be self-sufficient and be responsible in the utilization of their natural resources. Bearing in mind that the Eastern Visayas region is frequently devastated by strong typhoons and other natural phenomenon that has a great impact in mussel farming such as red tide, the Climate Change aspect of the ABS also hopes to build tough and resilient fisherfolk who will continue to rise amidst the calamities and obstacles that their future business endeavors may encounter.
Paving the way towards a “Masaganang Ani at Kita” for our fisherfolk entrepreneurs, the Bureau will strive to continually implement program and projects catered to provide sustainable livelihood that will bring positive changes into the lives of our fisherfolk heroes.
By Jocelyn F. Remigio | Program Director, Community Development
By Jocelyn F. Remigio | Program Director, Community Development
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