Commercial seaweed farming began in the Philippines in the 1970s and has grown to be one of the country’s most significant aquaculture enterprises, supporting more than 200,000 coastal families.

Seaweed farming in the Philippines, increasingly led by women, is a lifeline to poor coastal families often hit by disasters. Despite the ravages of storms, seaweed farming is transforming the lives ...

It is imperative that we strengthen the support for our seaweeds industry. This is because it is strategic for our economic ...

MANILA, Philippines — Boosting local seaweed output to regain the country ... the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. The DA said it is considering increasing its support for the domestic ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A seaweed laboratory in a marine hatchery facility in Bantayan Island will help increase fisherfolks’ production of algae used as raw material for different products ...