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AGRICULTURAL PROFILE 2011 Province of Agusan del Norte

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AGRICULTURAL PROFILE 2011

Province of Agusan del Norte

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THE PROVINCIAL AGRICULTURIST OFFICE MANDATE

The Provincial Agriculturist Office is one of the departments of the provincial government responsible for the promotion of agricultural and fishery development of the province. Undertakes extension services, and develop production support services and facilities. Conduct or cause to be conducted location-specific agricultural and fisheries researches and assist in making available the appropriate technology arising out of, and disseminate information on basic research on crops, prevention and control of pests and diseases which will maximize productivity. Enforce rules and regulations relating to agriculture and aquaculture. MISSION

Serves as the primary provider of basic services in Agriculture sector of the province. Formulate measures and implement projects that ensure self-sufficiency and security in food. Assist and support the development of farmers and fisherfolk cooperative, homemakers and youth in food production, processing, marketing of agricultural and fishery products. Promote the sustainable development of agriculture as the sound foundation of economic growth and sustain the management, conservation and protection of the province’s agriculture & fishery resources. VISION Agusan del Norte is secured in food and globally competitive producer of Agricultural commodities. The Agriculture sector is propelled by organized, dynamic and empowered farmers and fisherfolk that is technologically advance supported with effective and efficient services and guided by a sound management practices and resource sustainability. GOALS

1. Self-sufficiency and food security. 2. Increased agricultural productivity. 3. Enhancement of farmers and fisherfolk standard of living. 4. Sustainable agricultural and fishery resources. 5. People empowerment.

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Table of Contents The Provincial Agriculturist Office …………………………………………. i Chapter 1 BACKGROUND ………………………………………….. 1

1.1 Location

1.2 Facts and Figures

1.3 Brief History

1.4 Political Subdivision

Chapter 2 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS ………………………….. 6 2.1 Topography 2.2 Weather and Climate 2.3 Rainfall 2.4 Soil Type Chapter 3 DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS …………………………… 11 3.1 Household Population 3.2 Population by Sex 3.3 Household Enterprise Chapter 4 ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIONS …………… 14 4.1 Present Economic Condition 4.2 Development Directions Chapter 5 INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITIES …………………………… 16 5.1 Transport 5.2 Communication 5.3 Power 5.4 Environmental Support Facilities 5.5 Current Water Utilization Chapter 6 UTILIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL AREA ………………….. 21 6.1 Land Use 6.2 Agricultural Commodity Utilization

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Chapter 7 PHYSICAL AREA AND PRODUCTION OF ………………….. 24 PRIORITY COMMODITIES 7.1 Production Areas 7.2 Production Volume 7.3 2010 Rice Production Terminal Report

Chapter 8 INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES ………………………….. 29 8.1 Investment Areas 8.2 Major Products

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Chapter 1

BACKGROUND

1.1 Location

Situated in southern Philippines, the province of Agusan del Norte lies along 9° N latitude and 125° 30’ E longitude, on the northeastern part of Mindanao (Fig. 1.1). Butuan Bay and the province of Surigao del Norte bound it on the north, Agusan del Sur on the south, Surigao del Sur on the east and Misamis Oriental on the west. It is one of the 80 provinces of the Philippines and one among the five provinces that comprise the Caraga Region. 1.2 Facts and Figures Capital: Cabadbaran City Land Area: 273,024 ha. Population: 314,027 Number of Cities: 1 Number of Municipalities: 10 Number of Barangays: 166 Average Population Density/hectares: 1.12 Income Classification: 2nd class

Figure 1.1 Location map of Agusan del Norte, Philippines (created by PAO, January 2011)

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1.3 Brief History

Agusan Province was named after a Malay word Agasan, meaning, “where water flows”, probably because of the mighty river that traverses the whole area. Early immigrants from Borneo and Celebes came to the region in Balanghai or wooden boats. Nine such boats were excavated. One dates back to 320 A.D. The Malay settlers drove the aborigines, called Mamanwas, to the hinterlands.

By the time the Spaniards arrived, the natives were already trading with foreign merchants, as attested by 10th-century Chinese ceramics unearthed near Butuan. Some historians claim that Magellan held the first mass in the Philippines at the mouth of the Agusan River, and not in Limasawa, Leyte, on Easter Sunday, of 1521. Agusan was part of Surigao province during the Spanish colonial administration. By virtue of R.A. 1306 during the American regime, it became the independent province of Agusan. On June 17, 1967, Congress passed R.A. 4979 dividing the lone province into Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur.

Butuan City, which was then a component city of Agusan del Norte, used to be the capital and seat of government. That ended in 2000 when congress passed Republic Act 8811 making Cabadbaran as the new capital and administrative center of the province that year. 1.4 Political Subdivision

The province has a total land area of 2,730.24 Km2 with an estimated population

of 314,027 as of 2007 census (PGAN, 2010). The provincial territory is composed of Cabadbaran City, the provincial capital, and ten municipalities namely; Buenavista, Carmen, Jabonga, Kitcharao, Las Nieves, Magallanes, Nasipit, Remedios T. Romualdez, Santiago and Tubay (Table 1.1). The province consists of 167 barangays, the smallest administrative and political unit. Within its territory lies Butuan City, the regional center of Caraga region and a highly urbanized and independent city.

Table 1.1 Land Area, Number of Barangays and Classification of Municipalities, Agusan

del Norte, 2006.

Municipality

Land Area (sq. km.)

Number of Barangays

Classification

Buenavista 259 25 3rd

Cabadbaran 325 31 2nd

Carmen 198 8 5th

Jabonga 288 15 4th

Kitcharao 122 11 5th

Las Nieves 336 20 4th

Magallanes 42 8 4th

Nasipit 236 19 3rd

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Remedios T. Romualdez 81 8 4th

Santiago 241 8 4th

Tubay 87 13 5th

Agusan del Norte 2,730 167 Sources: Department of Environment & Natural Reources, Agusan del Norte Provincial Planning and Development Office, Agusan del Norte

Municipalities and Barangay Buenavista Barangays: Abilan Poblacion 1 Rizal Agong-ong Poblacion 2 Sacol Alubijid Poblacion 3 Sangay Guinabsan Poblacion 4 Talo-ao Lower Olave Poblacion 5 Simbalan Macalang Poblacion 6 Malapong Poblacion 7 Malpoc Poblacion 8 Manapa Poblacion 9 Matabao Poblacion 10 Cabadbaran Barangays: Antonio Luna Katugasan Poblacion 6 Bay-ang Kauswagan Poblacion 7 Bayabas La Union Poblacion 8 Caasinan Mabini Poblacion 9 Cabinet Mahaba Poblacion 10 Calamba Poblacion 1 Poblacion 11 Calibunan Poblacion 2 Poblacion 12 Comagascas Poblacion 3 Puting Bato Concepcion Poblacion 4 Sanghan Del Pilar Poblacion 5 Soriano

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Carmen Barangays: Cahayagan Poblacion Tagcatong Gosoon Rojales Vinapor Manoligao San Agustin Jabonga Barangays: Baleguian Libas San Pablo Bangonay Magdagooc San Vicente A. Beltran Magsaysay Santo Niño Bunga Maraiging Colorado Poblacion Cuyago San Jose Kitcharao Barangays: Bangayan Mahayahay Sangay Canaway Poblacion Hinimbangan San Isidro Jaliobong San Roque Las Nieves Barangays: Ambacon Katipunan Pinana-an Balungagan Lingayao Poblacion E. Montilla (Camboayon)

Malicato Rosario

Consorcia Maningalao San Isidro Durian Marcos Calo San Roque Ibuan Mat-i Tinucoran

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Magallanes Barangays: Buhang Marcos Taod-oy Caloc-an Poblacion Guiasan Santo Niño Nasipit Barangays: Aclan Barangay 5 Kinabjangan Amontay Barangay 6 Punta Ata-atahon Barangay 7 Santa Ana Barangay 1 Camagong Talisay Barangay 2 Cubi-cubi Triangulo Barangay 3 Culit Barangay 4 Jaguimitan R.T.R Barangays: Balangbalang Panaytayon San Antonio Basilisa Poblacion 1 Tagbongabong Humilog Poblacion 2 Santiago Barangays: Curva La Paz San Isidro E. Morgado Poblacion 1 Tagbuyacan Jagupit Poblacion 2 Tubay Barangays: Binuangan Lawigan Tagpangahoy Cabayawa Poblacion 1 Tinigbasan Doña Rosario Poblacion 2 Victory Doña Telesfora Santa Ana La Fraternidad Tagmamarkay

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Chapter 2

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

2.1 Topography

Flat and rolling lands characterized much of Agusan del Norte’s . Surrounded by mountain ranges along its northwest and southeast boundaries, Agusan Valley occupies the central longitudinal section of the province. The sea embraces this valley at its mid portion that runs in triangular form from the west and comprise the plains fronting Butuan Bay on the east. Lording over this landmass in term of elevation is the 2,012 meters Mt. Hilong-hilong in Cabadbaran, part of Diwata Mountain Range as its northeastern boundary with the province of Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur that stand as watershed to Caraga Region’s major rivers. The other highlands in the province are Mt. Mabaho, 1823 meters in Buenavista and Mt. Piglalahan, 810 meters in Carmen.

Agusan River, the third largest river in the country, serves as the main drainage that flows along the middle of the valley and drains toward Butuan Bay. Comprising a significant role in the hydrologic cycle is Lake Mainit, which is located on the northern part of the province. 2.2 Weather and Climate

By Philippine classification, the climate in the province is type II. There is no definite dry season in the area. Maximum rainfall is from November to January. Lying within the eastern cost, the locality faces the northeast monsoon, trade winds and storms.

Figure 2.1 Climate map of Agusan del Norte, Philippines (created by PAO, January 2011)

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2.3 Rainfall For the period 2003-2005 (Table 2.1), the highest number of rainy days with a corresponding amount of rainfall of 3009.64 millimeter occurred in 2003. In 2004, 167 rainy days were recorded. From January to December 2005, there were 193 rainy days registering 2,144.87 mm of rainfall. Table 2.1 Number of Rainy Days and Amount of Rainfall, Agusan del Norte, 2003-2005

Month Number of Rainy Days Amount of Rainfall (mm)

2003 2004 2005 2003 2004 2005

January 25 15 22 406.68 222.90 149.20

February 18 19 9 219.88 353.10 48.25

March 18 14 14 80.70 127.30 167.45

April 5 8 1 61.58 81.00 5.00

May 12 15 19 215.00 185.35 173.27

June 19 12 17 436.80 216.75 111.40

July 22 22 416.15 176.00 218.40

August 13 6 15 156.20 25.00 92.35

September 13 11 13 157.05 93.20 232.95

October 21 13 12 303.30 93.40 193.60

November 18 12 24 96.65 105.10 205.60

December 25 20 25 459.65 177.15 547.40

TOTAL 210 167 193 3009.64 1856.25 2144.87 Source : Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Agusan del Norte.

2.4 Soil Type There are 15 types of oil found in the province. They are classified as loam, clay, clay loam, hydro-soil, rubble land, mountain soil and silt loam. Buenavista and Butuan City top with eight types while the rest of the municipalities with three to six soil types. Both Buenavista and Butuan City are tagged as the major sources of different major crop commodities of the province. The mountain soils occupy the largest portion with an area of 90,514.00 hectares (forest areas) followed by Malalag silt loam with 33,309.00 hectares which is most suitable for banana, root crops, abaca, coconut, corn and upland rice cultivation.

Figure 1.1 Location map of Agusan del Norte, Philippines (created by PAO, January 2011)

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Generally, any type of soil can be planted with different crops only depending on what crop is suitable, how wide it can occupy and how long it can stand either wetland or dry land; mountain or rubble land.

Figure 2.2 Soil map of Agusan del Norte, Philippines (created by PAO, January 2011)

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Table 2.2 Type of Soil and Parent Material by Municipality, Agusan del Norte

Municipality Soil Type Parent Material

Buenavista Butuan City Cabadbaran Carmen Jabonga Kitcharao Las Nieves

Alimodian Loam Butuan Loam Camansa Clay Loam Hydrosoil Isabela Clay Isabela Loam Mountain Soil San Miguel Clay Loam Butuan Loam Camansa Clay Loam Hydrosoil Mountain Soil San Miguel Clay Loam Malalag Silt Loam Rubble Land San Manuel Clay Hydrosoil Mountain Soil Malalag Silt Loam San Manuel Loam Umingan Clay Loam Alimodian Loam Isabela Loam Mountain Soil Bolinao Silt Loam Mountain Soil Malalag Silt Loam Bolinao Silt Loam Kitcharao Silt Loam Mountain Soil Bolinao Silt Loam Kitcharao Silt Loam Camansa Clay Loam Hydrosoil Mountain Soil

Loam/Clay/Hydrosoil/Soil Loam/Clay/Hydrosoil/Soil Rubber Land Hydrosoil/Silt/Loam/Clay Loam/Silt/Soil Silt/Loam/Soil Silt/Loam/Soil Silt/Loam/Soil

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Magallanes Nasipit Remedios T. Romualdez Santiago Tubay

Butuan Loam Hydrosoil San Manuel Loam Alimodian Loam Isabela Clay Isabela Loam Mountain Soil Bolinao Silt Loam Butuan Loam Mountain Soil Malalag Silt Loam Rubble Land San Manuel Loam Hydrosoil Mountain Soil Malalag Silt Loam Umingan Clay Loam Kitcharao Silt Loam Hydrosoil Isabela Loam Malalag Silt Loam San Manuel Loam Umingan Clay Loam Bolinao Silt Loam

Silt/Loam/Soil Loam/Silt/Clay/Soils Loam/Silt/Rubble Land/ Soils Hydrosoil/Silt/Loam/Soils Silt/Loam/Hydrosoil/Clay

Source: Bureau of Soils, Agusan del Norte

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Chapter 3

DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

3.1 Household Population Based on the 2000 Census of Population, Agusan del Norte’s population totaled 564,403 which was distributed in the province’s two congressional districts. The First District where Butuan City is located shared 53 percent while the Second District had 47 percent. Of the total land area of 2,884 square kilometers of the province, 65 percent belonged to the Second District. The remaining 35 percent is occupied by Butuan City and Las Nieves. Population density was recorded at 196 persons per sq. km. The total number of households residing in the province was about 95,246. Table 3.1 Population by Congressional District, Land Area, Density and Number of Households,

by Municipality, Agusan del Norte, 2000

Municipality Population Land Area

(sq. Density

(Persons/sq.km.) Number of Households

FIRST DISTRICT 298,298 1,004 297 50,641

Butuan City 276,062 668 413 46,596

Las Nieves 22,236 336 66 4,045

SECOND DISTRICT 266,105 1,880 142 44,605

Buenavista 52,279 259 202 8,383

Cabadbaran 55,006 325 169 9,648

Carmen 17,875 198 90 3,061

Jabonga 20,501 288 71 3,555

Kitcharao 14,604 122 119 2,681

Magallanes 19,895 42 470 3,103

Nasipit 36,993 236 157 6,469

Remedios T. Romualdez

13,359 81 164 2,359

Santiago 17,925 241 74 2,411

Tubay 17,668 87 203 2,935

AGUSAN DEL NORTE 564,403 2,884 196 95,246 Source : 2000 Census of Population, National Statistics Office, Agusan del Norte

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3.2 Population by Sex The total population of 564,403 was composed of 51 percent (289,37 males) and 49 percent (274,966 females). Table 3.2 Population by Sex, by Municipality, Agusan del Norte, 2000

Municipality Total Male Female

Buenavista 52,279 26,861 25,418

Butuan City 276,062 140,184 135,878

Cabadbaran 55,006 28,284 26,722

Carmen 17,875 9,165 8,710

Jabonga 20,501 10,765 9,936

Kitcharao 14,604 7,509 7,095

Las Nieves 22,236 11,638 10,598

Magallanes 19,895 10,522 9,373

Nasipit 36,993 18,859 18,134

Remedios T. Romualdez 13,359 7,064 6,295

Santiago 17,925 9,292 8,633

Tubay 17,668 9,494 8,174

AGUSAN DEL NORTE 564,403 289,637 274,966 Source : National Statistics Office, Agusan del Norte

Agusan del Norte Provincial Operations Center, BAS

3.3 Household Enterprise The 1999 Barangay Screening Survey (BSS) recorded a total of 94,376 households. Of these, 50 percent were engaged in farming, 45 percent, in non-farming and 5 percent were into fishing. Most of the farming (17,721) and non-farming (14,353) households were recorded in Butuan City. The municipality of Jabonga accounted for the highest number (1,135) of households engaged in fishing. Table 3.3 Number of Households by Enterprise, by Municipality, Agusan del Norte

Municipality Farming Non-Farming Fishing

Buenavista 4,768 4,270 220

Butuan City 17,721 14,353 708

Cabadbaran 3,808 6,318 657

Carmen 2,141 3,719 590

Jabonga 3,527 1,295 1,135

Kitcharao 2,520 491 370

Las Nieves 3,669 356 155

Magallanes 242 5,005 211

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Nasipit 2,128 4,253 302

Remedios T. Romualdez 1,946 520 0

Santiago 1,369 1,111 111

Tubay 2,938 1,190 259

AGUSAN DEL NORTE 46,777 42,881 4,718 Source : Barangay Screening Survey, 1999, BAS

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Chapter 4

ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTION

4.1 Present Economic Condition

The economy of Agusan del Norte is traditionally agricultural. After the boom of logging in the 1980’s, people affected by the collapse of forest-product industry went back to farming. Presently, the province can be described to have an agri-industrial economy wherein 45.61% of the provincial real GDP in 2000 came from agriculture sector while 25.66% is accounted from industry sector, then the rest came from services sector. Following this structure, employment of the provincial economic workforce is distributed as agriculture (51.13%), industry (11.30%) and services (37.77%) respectively (PGAN, 2005).

The province is endowed with untapped mineral resources. Exploration of these mineral resources and the development of provincial eco-tourism destinations are seen to have a great potential to boost the provincial economy. The current strategy of provincial local government is to show case these mineral resources and eco-tourism destination to attract foreign direct investments (FDI). This strategy would increase the flow of transaction in the industry and service sectors and ultimately steer the province to become the agri-industrial hub of the region. 4.2 Development Directions

The Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Philippines Local Government

Code of 1991, provided a more responsive and accountable local government structure instituted through a system of decentralization. The code empowers local government units in providing basic services and infrastructure facilities such as inter-municipality waterworks, irrigation system and similar facilities.

Responsive to the changing socio-economic demands to be a highly agri-

industrialized province, the Provincial Local Government Unit of Agusan del Norte (PLGU-ADN) formulated a medium-term Provincial Physical Framework Plan (PPFP) for 2003-2012. The PPFP serves as a roadmap to realize its vision of growing into an agri-industrialized regional center, as well as the attainment of a descent and sustainable standard of well-being and general welfare of the populace (PGAN, 2005). The institutional mission of PLGU-ADN is to:

Serve as reliable partner in realizing sustainable agri-based and forestry-based industry clusters and actualizing special economic zones by leading the drive for a highly productive populace and the standardization of community facilities by 2012 (PGAN, 2005, p. 7).

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Considering the existing capabilities and resource potential, each municipality is assigned to a specific product cluster. Economic development direction is intentionally designed to create spatial balance in economic resources. The projects determined in the clustering would evolve for each of the municipalities the following specific roles (Table 1.1).

Table 4.1 Agri-based industry and special economic zone assignment for each

municipality

Source: Provincial Physical Framework Plan, 2005

These are the agriculture-based industry cluster areas where the provincial

government would take the lead role in setting up. Mining industry is one of the promising sectors in the provincial economy, especially in the municipalities of Tubay, Santiago, Jabonga and Cabadbaran City. Special economic zones are areas within the province to be developed as an industrial tax-free area. Public-private partnership is planned to be promoted in the special economic zone to attract more foreign direct investment into the province. Big-ticket industrial activities are already determined in the zones, including 300 processing or manufacturing ventures.

City / Municipality Development Cluster and Special Economic Zones

Cabadbaran • The Administrative and Commercial Center • Center for the Banana Cluster

Nasipit • NANIE Special Economic Zone (Agri-Industry)

Buenavista • Center for the Coconut Industry Cluster

Magallanes • Center for Forestry-Based Industry Cluster • The Aqua Farming Capital • The Historical Tourism Town of the Province

Santiago • Center for Rootcrops Cluster

Jabonga • Center for Eco-Tourism

Kitcharao • Center of Marble Production and Feed Processing

Plant

Carmen • Center for Fruit Cluster • Secondary Center for Eco-Tourism

Tubay • TAPCEN Special Economic Zone (Agri-Processing)

RT Romualdez • Center for Rice Cluster

Las Nieves • Center for Coffee Cluster • Food Production & Forest Plantation Activities

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Chapter 5

INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITIES

5.1 Transport

The province is adequately linked to neighboring provinces and other entries in Mindanao by land. It is also just within a few minutes from the regional airport in Butuan City for travels to Manila and other destinations in the country. By sea, it is billed as premier entry and exit point to and from the island of Mindanao owing to its being host to the Nasipit Port, a facility of international standard.

Land Transport

The 1,090-kilometer road system of the province is still short by 167.00 kilometers when compared to HLURB standards. The shortage is about 36.00 kilometers in the rural areas and 131 kilometers in the urban areas.

The road adequacy level of Agusan del Norte is 86.71% While having a 96.45% adequacy in length in the agricultural areas, the urban areas have it only at 45.64%. Among all the municipalities, Las Nieves lacks most of rural roads; Nasipit and Magallanes lack urban roads.

Based on the materials with which these roads are made of, the reliability level of the system is 26.00%. Only 281.00 kilometers of the roads are cemented.

There are 67 bridges, a total of 2,734 lineal meters that connect both national and provincial roads. These bridges are made of reinforce concrete girder, steel, bailey and footbridge.

Marine Transport

The province has a seaport of international standard. It has facilities that are more than adequate to cope with current passengers and cargo volumes and it is now embarking on a major expansion program to meet future demands.

Needing attention is the river transport system for its two municipalities, Las Nieves and Magallanes. What these towns have are still sub-standard wharves.

At least 37 pump boats and other river transport are serving the Magallanes area. River transport has not been serving the Las Nieves route at the moment. It can be reached by two road links whose conditions badly need improvement.

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Air Transport

A regional airport is serving the province through Butuan City. Two air transport outfits – Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific – serve the place with two daily flight each to Manila and five times a week flight to Cebu.

5.2 Communication

All the municipalities and roughly 50% of the barangays in the province are already "connected". The ten municipalities and one city in the province have cell sites. Only eight of the municipalities have land line telephone systems but all have public calling offices. There are four(4) telephone companies serving in Agusan del Norte; namely: BAYAN Telecommunications, Philcom, Cruz Telephone Company and Departement of Transporation anc Communication. BAYAN Telecommunication has the most numbered connected lines.

Other than telephones facilities all also have postal and telecom services. They also have radio communication networks. Eight have telegraph/telex services

Only Cabadbaran City and Kitcharao have radio stations while the rest of the municipalities have broadcast signals from radio stations in Butuan and Cebu. All also have television signal and at least six have cable television services.

None of the municipalities is host to a publishing entity but local and national newspapers and magazines are circulated in all the places.

5.3 Power

There is one major power substation in the province operated by the Transmission Corporation (TRANSCO)- District IV Norteastern Mindanao Area. Its capacity is 1 x 50MVA located in the Lawis, Sta. Ana, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte. The province has also four substation namely: Soriano substation, Santiago substation, Manapa substation and Kinabjangan substation. The capacity of each substation is 5MVA. The Santiago substation has the highest service area coverage of four municipalities; Kitcharao, Jabonga, Santiago and Tubay.

A total of 166 out 166 or 100% of the barangays are served by power facilities as of 2005. Only 42,281 households or 74.65% have electric connections.

Cabadbaran has the most number of household connections with 96.71% as of 2005. Tubay has the lowest with 50.31%.

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In terms of type of use, industrial consumption is the highest with 52.21% of the 77,457,687 kilowatt hour consumed in 2005. Residential use is next with 39.38%, including the 0.36% classified as BAPA (Barangay Power Association) consumption of 276,281 KWH.

Magallanes, the location of most industrial firms in the province, has also the highest kilowatt hour consumption at 42.53% of the total. Santiago has the lowest at 1.44%.

By the type of use, residential consumption has the highest annual growth at 10.43% from 2001-2005. Institutional consumption is next at 9.80%. Both the indicators of growth in economic activities, industrial and commercial consumptions are at the bottom at 3.94% and 4.04% respectively. This could be because of the considerable power support programs launched by the government, including direct support for households to have electric connection during the period.

5.4 Environment Support Facilities

The dike system of the province secures several coastal zones, rivers and some portion in the Lake Mainit area. The areas they cover, however are generally short compared to the expanse of settlements uncontrollably created in danger zones. Vast agricultural areas in the Lake Mainit town also need protection from outflows both from the lake and its tributaries.

5.5 Current Water Utilization

The current water utilization of the province is inadequate. Although 98% (53,531

households) of the total households have access to water, only 30.37% of the households are enjoying Level III water system. The dominant water system is Level II water system, which serves 39.17% of the households while 28.46 of the households use Level I water system (PGAN, 2010).

Level III water system comprises a source, a reservoir and piped distribution system where individual households are provided with faucets or tap water. Level II water system comprises of a source, a reservoir, piped distribution network and two or more faucets built in public places wherein each faucet serves four to six households. Its farthest user should be at most 25 meters from the source. Whereas Level I water system is a protected well or a developed spring with an outlet but without a distribution system, normally serving 15 households. Its farthest user should be at most 250 meters from the source (LWUA, 2006).

Ideally, each municipality or city should have its own local water utility service

provider. However, there are only three local water utility service providers operating in the province among the ten municipalities and two cities. The three local water utility service providers are: 1) Butuan City Water District (BCWD), which has 32,325 metered

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water connections covering the entire city, 2) Buenavista Water District (BWD), which serves 3,693 households or 40% of the total 9,384 municipal households, and 3) Nasipit Water District, which serves 5,260 households or 75% of the total 7,010 municipal households (PGAN, 2010).

Likewise, provincial irrigation coverage is very limited. Only 3,239 hectares or

14.82% of the total 21,868 hectares farmland is covered by an irrigation system. The coverage is even much smaller since only 1,743 hectares of those covered by irrigation have operational systems (PGAN, 2010). Rapid Assessment of Water Supply Sources – Agusan del Norte

In 1982, the National Water Resources Council (NWRC) now known as the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) released a report on the Rapid Assessment of Water Supply Source in the Philippines. The main purpose of the study is to come up with a rough assessment of the country’s groundwater resources at the provincial and municipal levels to provide a comprehensive and workable guide for water supply planners, designers and local officials in setting development priorities (NWRC, 1982).

Figure 5.1 Groundwater map of Agusan del Norte developed by the National Water

Resource Council (NWRC), 1982

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Based on geologic formations, topography, surface elevation, precipitation and groundwater levels, the province was delineated into; 1) Shallow well areas (well depth < 20m), 2) Deep well areas (well depth > 20m), and 3) Difficult areas (Fig. 5.1). The report demarcated a large part of Agusan Valley, particularly the areas of Butuan City, Magallanes, RTR, Cabadbaran City and Tubay to be suitable for shallow well establishment. The rest of the province was identified to be appropriate for deep well development while areas of higher elevation was found to have difficulty of any well construction. Spring impounding can be a potential source of water for the difficult areas. NWRB hoped that the report will be useful in the preparation of rural water supply master plan and will provide benchmark information for a more detailed groundwater studies in regional and provincial level.

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Chapter 6

UTILIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL AREA

6.1 Land Use

The province recorded a total of 128,420 hectares of agricultural land in 1999. These were devoted to temporary crops (19.2 percent) and permanent crops (38.46 percent). The rest were classified as follows: lying idle (0.33 percent), permanent meadow/pasture (1.02 percent), still covered with forest growth (39.41 percent) and all other lands (1.36 percent). Figure 6.1 Land use map of Agusan del Norte, Philippines (created by

PAO, January 2011)

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Table 6.1 Land Classification, Agusan del Norte, 2005

Category

Land Area (in hectare)

Percent Distribution

Alienable & Disposable Agricultural Land - Irrigated Riceland - Lowland Rainfed & Upland - Cultivated Annual Crops - Perennial Crops - Pasture Land - Shrub & Grassland - Fishpond - Corn Building Area Special Land Use (Military Reservaton Forest Land - Timberland - Mangrove & Wetland - Unclassified

131,948

119,420 8,573 6,221

2,944 49,387

1,310 42,038

1,743 7,204

10,500 2,028

156,490

84,309 21,834 50,347

45.74

41.40 2.97 2.16 1.02

17.12 0.46 14.57 0.60 2.50

3.64 0.70

54.26

29.23 7.57

17.46

AGUSAN DEL NORTE 288,438 100.00 Sources: Department of Environment & Natural Reources, Agusan del Norte Agusan del Norte Provincial Operations Center, BAS

6.2 Agricultural Commodity Utilization Palay In 1999, the total physical area devoted to palay production was 16,610.50 hectares. By ecosystem, 58 percent of the farms were irrigated, 41 percent, rainfed and 1 percent, upland. Corn Physical area for corn production was 5,222 hectares. By crop type, white corn constituted 90 percent while yellow corn covered 10 percent. Other Crops Among the temporary crops, camote registered the biggest physical area of 1,892.60 hectares or 32 percent of the total crop area. Cassava accounted 22 percent. The remaining 20 percent were accounted for ampalaya, eggplant, gabi, okra, squash, patola and tomato.

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On the other hand, coconut registered the largest area at 19,831.55 hectares among the permanent crops grown in the city. And this was followed by banana with 7,817.30 hectares. Livestock and Poultry In 2006, there were 22 commercial livestock farmers reported in the province. Hog accounted for the largest number at 3,830 head; followed by cattle at 354 and goat at 158. On the other hand, there were 17 poultry commercial farms in the province. Poultry recorded 282,000 broilers, 70,000 layers and 900 ducks. Fishery There were 1,288 aqua farm operators in 2002-2005. They were composed of fishpond operators (86.49 percent), fish cage operators (10.17 percent) and seaweeds farms operators (2.41 percent). Hatchery operators constituted less than one percent.

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Chapter 7

AGRICULTURAL AREA AND PRODUCTION

7.1 Production Areas (As of 2007)

MUNICIPALITIES/CITIES

Commodities DISTRICT I DISTRICT II TOTALS

Carmen Nasipit Buenavista RTR Cabadbaran Magallanes Tubay Santiago Kitcharao Jabonga Las Nieves

RICE

IRRIGATED - 165 757 1,742 1,043 64 - 30 410 310 276 4,797.35

RAINFED - 77 425 - - 26 - 50 155 10 883 1,716

Sub-Total - 242 1,182 1,742 1,043 90 - 80 565 410 1,159 6,513.35

CORN

WHITE 222.5 225 239 5.2 425 30 100 162 80 219 622 2,329.7

YELLOW - 3 - 3 25 - - 15 - 46 568 660

Sub-Total 222.5 228 239 8 450 30 100 177 80 265 1,190 2,989.7

COCONUT 3,485.40 3,258.68 5,257.12 1,806.26 6,908.36 642.41 3,677.55 2,241.80 2,707.74 6,764.43 670.70 37,420.45

BANANA 398.6 234 895 1,404.13 938 43 158 1,513.20 246 1,127 200 7,156.93

DURIAN - - 15 100 2 - 1 4 50 110 245 527

MANGO 2,354 534 265 20 35.25 8 12 4 24 62 5 3,323.25

ABACA - 1,874 - 582 50 - 10 180 167.50 13 100 2,976.5

RUBBER - - - 24 - - - 1 4 8 68 105

COFFEE - - 6.66 - 2.5 - 3 5 20 27.5 1,301 1,365.66

OIL PALM - - 152 - - - - - - - 10 162

PEANUT - - - - - - - - 5 - - 5

VEGETABLES 8 12.65 7 5 40 10 6 10 9 11 8 126.65

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7.2 Harmonized Production Volume of Agusan del Norte

PRODUCTION SERIES (Metric Tons)

COMMODITY 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

DA-LGU BAS DA-LGU BAS DA-LGU BAS DA-LGU BAS DA-LGU BAS

Rice-Irrigated 76,190.97 56,377.00 77,780.31 54,258.00 76,202.54 62,889.00 78,651.87 60,985.00 68,266.21 64,699.00

Rice-Rainfed 15,974.38 21,315.00 21,092.21 20,389.00 21,866.44 20,876.00 30,051.56 21,230.00 21,958.92 21,101.00

Corn-Yellow 3,206.80 - 3,199.77 - 3,408.44 2,105.00 3,712.67 3,101.00 4,322.46 1,865.00

Corn-White 5,007.05 7,542.00 4,257.00 12,344.00 4,927.53 14,248.00 5,578.30 10,544.00 4,892.50 11,319.00

Coffee 3,353.50 519.40 3,342.00 532.13 3,445.70 548.90 3,111.15 510.74 3,081.90 529.56

Rubber 68.00 34.20 82.80 35.80 132.80 34.19 269.00 32.50 132.80 31.40

Coconut 145,597.19 128,462.33 143,636.79 134,878.67 167,728.74 141,508.93 251,062.85 139,528.74 210,195.17 148,646.78

Banana 51,596.76 90,302.67 44,336.83 96,174.57 48,786.56 99,794.53 137,530.00 98,278.96 52,618.40 98,575.00

Durian 463.00 81.07 320.60 87.96 333.37 92.22 354.06 68.94 450.00 77.00

Oil Palm - - - - - 22.60 900.00 67.00 1,368.00 106.21

Abaca 544.50 81.25 567.50 43.89 569.50 191.11 577.50 424.73 708.50 427.99

Mango 7,098.38 11,691.40 68,550.35 12,371.51 7,284.05 12,984.14 23,521.60 13,630.32 27,961.18 14,917.28

Vegetables 1,262.00 - 911.90 - 1,312.00 - 1,208.10 - 1,355.20 -

Livestock 317,801.00 - 344,459.00 - 348,242.03 - 356,246.00 - 359,570.00 -

Fisheries 6,912.22 - 5,901.82 - 6,524.08 - 6,957.56 - 7,654.73 -

TOTAL 234,171.56 260,029.32 290,297.75 276,857.53 259,795.13 292,405.62 457,876.79 287,416.93 329,045.03 297,596.22

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Fishery Inventory (as of 2006):

Municipality No. of fishing

Barangays

No. of Fishing

HOuseholds

No. of Marine Boats No. of Inland Boats

Motorized Non-Motorized Total Motorized Non-

Motorized Total

BUTUAN CITY 16.00 708.00 25.00 350.00 375.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

NASIPIT 9.00 302.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

BUENAVISTA 7.00 720.00 161.00 178.00 339.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

LAS NIEVES 12.00 155.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

SANTIAGO 7.00 111.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

TUBAY 7.00 259.00 109.00 209.00 318.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

CABADBARAN 7.00 657.00 128.00 115.00 243.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

RTR 8.00 51.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

JABONGA 12.00 1,135.00 84.00 224.00 308.00 86.00 118.00 204.00

KITCHARAO 6.00 370.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 66.00 158.00 224.00

MAGALLANES 7.00 211.00 35.00 50.00 85.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

CARMEN 7.00 590.00 210.00 342.00 552.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

TOTAL 105.00 5,269.00 752.00 1,468.00 2,220.00 152.00 276.00 428.00

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7.3 Rice Terminal Report: May-October 2010 (Wet Cropping Season)

Planting:

MUNICIPALITY Brgy.

HYBRID SEEDS (no. of Ha.)

CERTIFIED SEEDS (no. of Ha.) TOTAL (no. of Ha.)

IRRIGATED RAINFED TOTAL IRRIGATED RAINFED TOTAL

Area Farmers Area Farmers Area Farmers Area Farmers Area Farmers Area Farmers Area Farmers

1. NASIPIT 2 17 19 12.5 13 29.5 32 17 19 12.5 13 29.5 32

2. BUENAVISTA 13 90.15 79 141.5 107 6 4 147.5 111 532.65 443 27.5 22 560 465

3. RTROMUALDEZ 7 98 50 1187 586 1187 586 1742 1152 1742 1152

4. CABADBARAN 9 29 19 624.74 411 624.74 411 957.43 686 957 686

5. JABONGA 9 58 36 224 151 205 154 429 305 320 210 267 202 587 412

6. KITCHARAO 10 15 6 227.75 155 33 56 260.75 211 318 235 76.5 113 395 348

7. LAS NIEVES 15 5 5 215 192 20 18 235 210 281 268 459 448 740 716

8. MAGALLANES 2 8 6 70 64 27 35 97 99 81 74 45 56 126 130

9. SANTIAGO 1 3 3 47.75 43 47.75 43 3 3 52.75 48 55.75 51

TOTAL 68 306.15 204 2707 1685 351 323 3058 2008 4252 3090 940 902 5192 3992

MUNICIPALITY Brgy.

GOOD SEEDS (no. of Ha.) TOTAL (no. of Ha.)

IRRIGATED RAINFED TOTAL IRRIGATED RAINFED TOTAL

Area Farmers Area Farmers Area Farmers Area Farmers Area Farmers Area Farmers

1. NASIPIT 2 17 19 12.5 13 29.5 32

2. BUENAVISTA 13 301 257 21.5 18 322 274 532.65 443 27.5 22 560 465

3. RTROMUALDEZ 7 457 516 457 516 1742 1152 1742 1152

4. CABADBARAN 9 304 256 304 256 957.43 686 957 686

5. JABONGA 9 38 23 62 48 100 71 320 210 267 202 587 412

6. KITCHARAO 10 75 74 43.5 57 119 74 318 235 76.5 113 395 348

7. LAS NIEVES 15 61 71 439 430 500 501 281 268 459 448 740 716

8. MAGALLANES 2 3 4 18 21 21 25 81 74 45 56 126 130

9. SANTIAGO 1 5 5 5 5 3 3 52.75 48 55.75 51

TOTAL 68 1239 1201 589 579 1828 1722 4252 3090 940 902 5192 3992

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Harvesting:

MUNICIPALITY Brgy's. HYBRID SEEDS

CERTIFIED SEEDS

IRRIGATED RAINFED TOTAL

Area Prodn Farmers Area Prodn Farmers Area Prodn Farmers Area Prodn Farmers

1. NASIPIT 2 16.5 50.15 19 12.5 38.8 13 29 88.95 32

2. BUENAVISTA 13 90.15 377.71 79 141.5 531.63 107 6 22.45 4 147.25 554 111

3. RTROMUALDEZ 7 98 348.25 50 1187 4608.3 586 1187 4608.3 586

4. CABADBARAN 9 29 127.1 19 637.2 2533.7 417 637 2533 417

5. JABONGA 9 58 232.5 36 224 882.6 151 205 766.6 154 429 1649 305

6. KITCHARAO 10 15 66.28 6 224.75 974.11 213 48 199.18 53 272.75 1173 266

7. LAS NIEVES 15 5 15 5 215 817.5 192 20 70 18 235 887.5 210

8. MAGALLANES 2 70 280 64 27 57 35 97 337 99

9. SANTIAGO 1 3 16 3 47.75 191 48 47.75 191 48

TOTAL 68 298 1183 198 2716 10677 1749 366 1345 325 3082 120 2074

MUNICIPALITY Brgy's.

GOOD SEEDS

GRAND TOTAL IRRIGATED RAINFED TOTAL

Area Prodn Farmers Area Prodn Farmers Area Prodn Farmers Farmers Area Prodn Ave. Yield

1. NASIPIT 2 32 29 88.95 3

2. BUENAVISTA 13 301 1023 257 21.5 74 18 322.5 1098 275 465 560 2030 3.6

3. RTROMUALDEZ 7 457 1740.3 442 457 1740 442 1078 1742 6697 3.84

4. CABADBARAN 9 291 1117.8 250 291 1117.8 250 686 957 3778 3.94

5. JABONGA 9 38 144.4 23 62 229.4 48 100 374 71 412 587 2255 3.84

6. KITCHARAO 10 77 312.79 72 44.5 179.68 58 122 493 130 402 410 1732 4.22

7. LAS NIEVES 15 157 549.5 162 623 1848 610 780 2398 772 987 1020 3300 3.23

8. MAGALLANES 2 3 10.5 4 18 22.5 21 21 33 25 124 118 370 3.13

9. SANTIAGO 1 5 17 6 5 17 6 57 55.75 224 4

TOTAL 68 1324 4899 1210 774 2371 761 2099 7072 1971 4243 5478 20475 3.74

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Chapter 8

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

8.1 Investment Areas

LASBUENASCAR

Sustainable Agro-Forestry Development Project Agusan del Norte

VISION: An area of rich natural resources sustainably managed by responsible stakeholders. MISSION: The stakeholders of LasBueNasCar Sustainable Agro-Forestry Development Project shall jointly harness their human and physical resources to promote the full and sustainable development of the area. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: The project area is formerly a NALCO concession area covered by TLA 39-4. The cancellation of its TLA on October 23, 2005 resulted to the conception of a co-management project which includes the four municipalities of Agusan del Norte namely Las Nieves, Buenavista,Nasipit and Carmen. The co-management area is a contiguous land with an area of 56,093.81 hectares.

SLOPE:

Slope Area %

0-3% 1,967.40 has. 4%

3-8% 19,111.90 has. 34%

8-18% 10,043.67 has. 18%

18-30% 1,005.08 has. 2%

30-50% 12,600.90 has. 22%

50% above 11,364.86 has. 20%

LAND AREA BY ELEVATION:

Elevation [masl] Area [has.] % of total

<= 500 42,975.15 76.61

500-1,000 12,641.75 22.54

Above 1,000 476.88 .85

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EXISTING LAND USE:

Land Use Area (Ha)

Settlement/cultivation 10,548.16

Plantation 1,271.00

Watershed 7,289.00

Open Canopy 12,388.67

Close Canopy 2,231.00

Brushland 8,846.57

Grassland 1,198.25

CADC 8,673.16

Wilderness 1,770.00

CBFM 1,000.00

Dairy Stockfarm 602.00

Military Reservation 276.00

SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN:

Proposed Available Proposed Mgt. Remarks/ Intervention Area and Recommendation

(Has.) Development

Approach/

Tenurial

Instrument

PRODUCTION AREAS 42,987.89 JVA, MOA, SIFMA /Community Approach with actual occupants

Areas within cultivation; Production of upland rice, cash crops, high value vegetables, etc. 2,345

Agro-Forestry with Orchard Plantation

2,345 JVA, MOA, IFMA Forest Trees and Fruit Trees plantation.

Industrial 4,192 IFMA, MOA, SIFMA

Fast growing tree species and climax species like mahogany, teak and narra.

Tree Plantation 8,806 CBFMA

Organize POs within the settlement areas to manage the area under CBFMA.

Community Forestry JVA, MOA

To be established in areas with slope 8-15%.

Oil Palm Dev’t.

10,000 JVA, MOA, Lease Agreement

Recommended to areas with naturally growing (proven species) of abaca located in Las Nieves, Buenavista and Nasipit.

Abaca Plantation Rattan Plantation

4,000 IFMA, CDMP Recommended on brushland areas with medium sized trees or inadequately stock, logged over areas.

For more details please contact: Mr. Alex R. Garay, PGDH-PEEDMO Tel.# (085)342-8061

Source: http://www.agusandelnorte.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=990&Itemid=127

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Nasipit Agusan del Norte Industrial Estate (NANIE)

Basic Facts

Project : Nasipit Agusan del Norte Industrial Estate (NANIE)

Location : Barangay Camagong, adjacent to Nasipit International Port in Barangay Talisay

Area : A total of 296 hectares with 62 hectares proclaimed as Special Economic Zone (SEZ)

Legal Basis

: Presidential Proclamation No. 56 dated December 11, 1998 declaring the 62 hectares parcel of land in Barangay Camagong and Talisay, of this Municipality as Special Economic Zone (SEZ)

Philippine Economic Zone Authority(PEZA) Board Resolution No. 96-266 approving NANIE under the Industrial Estate Development Program (IEDP)

Regional Development Council (RDC Region -13)Resolution No. 4 Series of 1996 approving and endorsing NANIE as Regional Growth Center (RGC)

Proponent : Local Government Unit (LGU) of Nasipit

Contact Person

: Hon. Rosco Democcrito B. Plaza

Municipal Mayor

Tel. Fax (085) 343-2000

Tel No (085) 283-3099

E-mail: [email protected]

Project Description

The project involves the development of sixty-two (62) hectare abandoned and barren fishpond farm and its adjoining 234 hectares into an industrial estate which will serve the needs of investors and locators for spaces and facilities.

Project cost is estimated at 260 million, Philippine currency, for the ecozone area alone and is projected to create employment to at least 5,000 workers.

NANIE has the Following Distinct Advantages:

It host the 62 hectare Special Economic Zone (SEZ) that means investors enjoy more tax incentives and privileges provided to locators of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ);

There are readily-available skilled manpower of more than 4,000.00 who previously worked with the Nasipit Lumber Company (NALCO);

The area is an all season entry point to and from Cebu and Manila to Mindanao island; As an entry and exit point, it is the shortest land access to the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines-

China (BIMPC)-East Asean Growth Area; Availability of cheap and abundant water and power supply.

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Area Distribution

Phase I 36.6687 has.(Mercado)

Phase II 37.5000 has.(Javelosa)

Phase III 96.0000 has (Aberastori)

Phase IV 46.0000 has (NALCO Complex)

Preferred Industries

1 Wood-based industries 2 Agri-aqua based industries 3 Food Processing 4 Light and medium labor intensive industries 5 Oleochemical plants 6 Toys, gift and housewares 7 Export/import trading

Source: http://www.agusandelnorte.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=990&Itemid=127

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Tubay Agricultural Processing Center Special Economic Zone(TAPCEN-SEZ)

Area Description:

Assisted by the municipality of Tubay and the province of Agusan del Norte, is a project of the AMS Group of companies and is being run by its real estate properties management and development affiliate, the AMSOR Development Corporation.

The AMS Group of Companies is one of the country’s leaders in banana export, and is also involved in the transport, trading, rural banking, communications and equipment leasing industry. One of its major trusts for the next decade is real estate development and management, thus ensuring that special attention will be given to the Tubay Agricultural Processing Center Special Economic Zone.

It is envisioned to be the only agricultural processing center in the northern part of Mindanao, particularly the Caraga Region.

With an area of about 231 hectares, it is located along the alluvial plains of Doña Rosario, Tubay, Agusan del Norte, making it naturally ready for investors.

Location Map

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Site Development Plan Master Development Plan

Proposed Industries

Agri -Based Industries

Food Manufacturing Industries

Light Manufacturing Industries

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8.2 Major Products

Banana (Ketchup,banana chips) Mango(dehydrated mango puree juice)

rice corn

coconut (cocowood,copra, mineral (limestone,ceramics, dessicated coconut nickel,gold,copper,lead, nata de coco), manganese) coco coir

marine products (tilapia, bangus,seaweeds)

forest products