BFAR and Parañaque City Partner to Revitalize Salt Industry
What happened
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the Parañaque city government signed an agreement to revitalize the city’s historic salt-making industry. This initiative provides livelihood opportunities to coastal communities by producing value-added varieties, such as gourmet and solar-evaporated salts infused with local ingredients.
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Why it matters
The partnership, sponsored under Resolution 656, aims to empower the Parañaque Women’s Fisherfolk Association. Mayor Edwin Olivarez stated that the goal is to generate added income for fisherfolk by producing these value-added varieties that can be sold to more consumers.
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Who's involved
- Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ResourcesGovernment agency partnering to implement the salt industry project.
- ParañaqueCity where the historic salt-making industry is being revitalized.
- Edwin OlivarezMayor of Parañaque City, supporting the industry revival.
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The entities involved
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Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
agency of the Philippine government
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Philippines
archipelagic country in Southeast Asia
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Parañaque
city of the Philippines in Metro Manila
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