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Everything is ready for the 7th Mindanao Seaweed Congress scheduled for September 7 to 8 at the Marcian Garden Hotel Convention Center in Zamboanga City, said organizers at a press conference Tuesday.
With the theme, “The Future of the Seaweed Industry: Harnessing the Potentials of Other Seaweed Varieties and Their Applications”, the annual congress will serve as a venue for the stakeholders to update themselves with the latest developments affecting the industry, to discuss major concerns and problems, and to initiate and/or renew business transactions.
The congress organizers, Western Mindanao Seaweed Industry Development Foundation Inc. and the Seaweed Inter-Agency Task Forces of Region 9, hope to come up strategies that would boost the production of seaweed in the region.
Adam Omar, chairman of WMSIDFI, said about 300 participants, mostly seaweed farmers, traders, exporters, processors and investors from abroad, are expected to attend the annual congress.
Mr. Omar said activities lined up include plenary sessions, field trip to seaweed farms, exhibit featuring various seaweed planting methods and products using seaweed, book launching, MOU signing on the establishment of gene bank and a land-based seaweed nursery in Zamboanga City, and presentation of a position paper.
Two Indonesian and two Malaysian delegates will talk on the seaweed industry in their countries and several national as well as international seaweed experts will speak on relevant topics.
Sessions include the potentials of Gracialaria and other seaweed varieties, a carrageenan overview, innovative socio-economic development program for seaweed industry stakeholders (the real challenge), the international seaweed situation, the gene bank project, supplemental livelihood programs for seaweed farmers, PEP Philippines agribusiness program linkages-seaweeds and experiences of Gawad Saka Awardee.
Keynote speaker for the seaweed congress is Dr. Joebert Toledo, Aquaculture Department chief of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center. Mayor Celso Lobregat and Congressman Erbie Fabian are expected to give their welcome remarks and closing remarks, respectively. (ZS)
With the theme, “The Future of the Seaweed Industry: Harnessing the Potentials of Other Seaweed Varieties and Their Applications”, the annual congress will serve as a venue for the stakeholders to update themselves with the latest developments affecting the industry, to discuss major concerns and problems, and to initiate and/or renew business transactions.
The congress organizers, Western Mindanao Seaweed Industry Development Foundation Inc. and the Seaweed Inter-Agency Task Forces of Region 9, hope to come up strategies that would boost the production of seaweed in the region.
Adam Omar, chairman of WMSIDFI, said about 300 participants, mostly seaweed farmers, traders, exporters, processors and investors from abroad, are expected to attend the annual congress.
Mr. Omar said activities lined up include plenary sessions, field trip to seaweed farms, exhibit featuring various seaweed planting methods and products using seaweed, book launching, MOU signing on the establishment of gene bank and a land-based seaweed nursery in Zamboanga City, and presentation of a position paper.
Two Indonesian and two Malaysian delegates will talk on the seaweed industry in their countries and several national as well as international seaweed experts will speak on relevant topics.
Sessions include the potentials of Gracialaria and other seaweed varieties, a carrageenan overview, innovative socio-economic development program for seaweed industry stakeholders (the real challenge), the international seaweed situation, the gene bank project, supplemental livelihood programs for seaweed farmers, PEP Philippines agribusiness program linkages-seaweeds and experiences of Gawad Saka Awardee.
Keynote speaker for the seaweed congress is Dr. Joebert Toledo, Aquaculture Department chief of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center. Mayor Celso Lobregat and Congressman Erbie Fabian are expected to give their welcome remarks and closing remarks, respectively. (ZS)
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