The Seaweed R&D Center in Tawi-tawi was established through a funding grant under the DOST-Nicer Program, the news release said. For 50 years, Tawi-tawi has been very progressive in its seaweed farming industry. However, in the last 10 years, farming communities experienced decline in their income due to issues on quality, storage, trading and processing of their product. Through the R&D in the Seaweed R&D Center, farming communities, traders and processors will have the opportunity to use high-quality seaweed stocks, guaranteeing a 35-percent increase in their monthly income.

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