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Production, marketability and profitability of Seaweeds industry in selected Municipality of La Union
(Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - North La Union Campus, 2017-05) Nerida, Mike C.
The study was designed to generate benchmark data about production and marketing practices of seaweeds in developing the seaweed industry in the area. The data covers cultural practices, product volume, price trends, commodity flow, utilization, sales and expenses in seaweeds enterprise. The data were analyzed using frequency counts, averages, percentage, weighted mean and Person correlation statistical analysis. Results revealed that the seaweeds raisers were at their 41.years of age, male, married, and had 4 household size and vocational courses. They preferred to culture and sell EucheumaCottoni (Canot-Canot), directly to customers at P50 per kilo. Their problems were perceived as slightly serious, and climate change and low market demand as their foremost and least serious problems, respectively. The socio-economic factors such as age, education and household size had no significant influence on the adoption of seaweed culture technologies. The seaweed industry is a profitable enterprise considering the generated 29.78% ROI.