Zamboanga del Sur is proposing three priority projects for boosting its aquaculture sector, including labelling for its dried fish products to expand its market. The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) will put the proposal in the list of projects for consideration under the €35.5-million European Union grant for the Mindanao Peace and Development Program. “The popular ‘Pagadian Bulad’ or Pagadian Dried Fish will soon be sold in neat vacuum-packs complete with traceability labels as the Zamboanga Del Sur Provincial Government starts a program to add value to its fisheries products,” MinDA Chair Emmanuel F. Piñol announced Thursday.

Zamboanga del Sur presents aquaculture upgrade plan for possible EU program funding. (2020, July 17-18). BusinessWorld, p. S1/10.