Participants took a crash course on the different markets for seaweed, pricing, distribution and how to make their product more competitive. “This training is providing opportunities to improve the business literacy of seaweed farmers to give them the skills to navigate the challenges of modern seaweed farming and marketing as well as contribute to a more sustainable and economically viable future for people in Tawi-Tawi,” says Lionel Dabbadie, FAO representative in the Philippines and an aquaculture expert.

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