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This document analyzes the seaweed industry in Samar province in the Philippines. It finds that seaweed production in Samar peaked in the late 1990s but has since declined due to typhoons destroying farms and an ice-ice disease infestation. Currently there are around 90 seaweed farmers concentrated in Eastern Samar. The main buyer is TBK, a carrageenan processor that requires more seaweed than Samar produces. Opportunities exist to upgrade seaweed farming practices and increase production through better sit

Author

Moko Nugroho

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EN