Province of Agusan del Norte

AGRICULTURAL PROFILE
2011

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

Table of Contents

The Provincial Agriculturist Office .

Chapter 1

BACKGROUND
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4

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Location Facts and Figures Brief History Political Subdivision

Chapter 2

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 2.1 Topography 2.2 Weather and Climate 2.3 Rainfall 2.4 Soil Type

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Chapter 3

DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS 3.1 Household Population 3.2 Population by Sex 3.3 Household Enterprise ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIONS 4.1 Present Economic Condition 4.2 Development Directions

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Chapter 4

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Chapter 5

INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITIES 5.1 Transport 5.2 Communication 5.3 Power 5.4 Environmental Support Facilities 5.5 Current Water Utilization UTILIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL AREA 6.1 Land Use 6.2 Agricultural Commodity Utilization ..

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Chapter 6

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PHYSICAL AREA AND PRODUCTION OF .. PRIORITY COMMODITIES 7.1 Production Areas 7.2 Production Volume 7.3 2010 Rice Production Terminal Report INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES 8.1 Investment Areas 8.2 Major Products ..

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Chapter 8

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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.

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

1.2 Facts and Figures Capital: Land Area: Population: Number of Cities: Number of Municipalities: Number of Barangays: Average Population Density/hectares: Income Classification: Cabadbaran City 273,024 ha. 314,027 1 10 166 1.12 2nd class
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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. Land Area Number of Municipality (sq. km.) 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 Santiago Tubay Agusan del Norte

Sources:

81 241 87 2,730

8 8 13 167

4th 4th 5th

Department of Environment & Natural Reources, Agusan del Norte Provincial Planning and Development Office, Agusan del Norte

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

Carmen Barangays: Cahayagan Gosoon Manoligao Jabonga Barangays: Baleguian Bangonay A. Beltran Bunga Colorado Cuyago Kitcharao Barangays: Bangayan Canaway Hinimbangan Jaliobong Mahayahay Poblacion San Isidro San Roque Sangay Libas Magdagooc Magsaysay Maraiging Poblacion San Jose San Pablo San Vicente Santo Nio Poblacion Rojales San Agustin Tagcatong Vinapor

Las Nieves Barangays: Ambacon Balungagan E. Montilla (Camboayon) Consorcia Durian Ibuan Katipunan Lingayao Malicato Maningalao Marcos Calo Mat-i Pinana-an Poblacion Rosario San Isidro San Roque Tinucoran

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

Lawigan Poblacion 1 Poblacion 2 Santa Ana Tagmamarkay

Tagpangahoy Tinigbasan Victory

Chapter 2 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 2.1 Topography Flat and rolling lands characterized much of Agusan del Nortes . 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 Regions 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) 6

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 Number of Rainy Days Amount of Rainfall (mm) Month 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)

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

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.

Table 2.2 Type of Soil and Parent Material by Municipality, Agusan del Norte Municipality Soil Type Parent Material Buenavista Alimodian Loam Loam/Clay/Hydrosoil/Soil Butuan Loam Camansa Clay Loam Hydrosoil Isabela Clay Isabela Loam Mountain Soil San Miguel Clay Loam Butuan City 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 Rubber Land

Cabadbaran

Hydrosoil/Silt/Loam/Clay

Carmen

Loam/Silt/Soil

Jabonga

Silt/Loam/Soil

Kitcharao

Silt/Loam/Soil

Las Nieves

Silt/Loam/Soil

Magallanes

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

Nasipit

Loam/Silt/Clay/Soils

Remedios T. Romualdez

Loam/Silt/Rubble Land/ Soils

Santiago

Hydrosoil/Silt/Loam/Soils

Tubay

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 Nortes population totaled 564,403 which was distributed in the provinces 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 Land Area Density Number of Municipality Population (sq. (Persons/sq.km.) 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. 13,359 81 164 2,359 Romualdez 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 Buenavista 52,279 26,861 Butuan City 276,062 140,184 Cabadbaran 55,006 28,284 Carmen 17,875 9,165 Jabonga 20,501 10,765 Kitcharao 14,604 7,509 Las Nieves 22,236 11,638 Magallanes 19,895 10,522 Nasipit 36,993 18,859 Remedios T. Romualdez 13,359 7,064 Santiago 17,925 9,292 Tubay 17,668 9,494 AGUSAN DEL NORTE 564,403 289,637
Source : National Statistics Office, Agusan del Norte Agusan del Norte Provincial Operations Center, BAS

Female 25,418 135,878 26,722 8,710 9,936 7,095 10,598 9,373 18,134 6,295 8,633 8,174 274,966

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 Remedios T. Romualdez Santiago Tubay AGUSAN DEL NORTE

Source : Barangay Screening Survey, 1999, BAS

2,128 1,946 1,369 2,938 46,777

4,253 520 1,111 1,190 42,881

302 0 111 259 4,718

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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 1980s, 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 agriindustrialized 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 agriindustrialized 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 Development Cluster and City / Municipality Special Economic Zones The Administrative and Commercial Center Cabadbaran Center for the Banana Cluster Nasipit Buenavista Magallanes Santiago Jabonga Kitcharao Carmen Tubay RT Romualdez Las Nieves NANIE Special Economic Zone (Agri-Industry) Center for the Coconut Industry Cluster Center for Forestry-Based Industry Cluster The Aqua Farming Capital The Historical Tourism Town of the Province Center for Rootcrops Cluster Center for Eco-Tourism Center of Marble Production and Feed Processing Plant Center for Fruit Cluster Secondary Center for Eco-Tourism TAPCEN Special Economic Zone (Agri-Processing) Center for Rice Cluster Center for Coffee Cluster Food Production & Forest Plantation Activities

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.

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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 countrys 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 19

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) 21

Table 6.1 Land Classification, Agusan del Norte, 2005 Category 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 AGUSAN DEL NORTE Land Area (in hectare) 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 50,347 288,438 Percent Distribution 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 17.46 100.00

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 Carmen RICE IRRIGATED RAINFED Sub-Total CORN WHITE YELLOW Sub-Total COCONUT BANANA DURIAN MANGO ABACA RUBBER COFFEE OIL PALM PEANUT VEGETABLES 222.5 222.5 3,485.40 398.6 2,354 8 225 3 228 3,258.68 234 534 1,874 12.65 239 239 5,257.12 895 15 265 6.66 152 7 5.2 3 8 1,806.26 1,404.13 100 20 582 24 5 425 25 450 6,908.36 938 2 35.25 50 2.5 40 30 30 642.41 43 8 10 100 100 3,677.55 158 1 12 10 3 6 162 15 177 2,241.80 1,513.20 4 4 180 1 5 10 80 80 2,707.74 246 50 24 167.50 4 20 5 9 219 46 265 6,764.43 1,127 110 62 13 8 27.5 11 622 568 1,190 670.70 200 245 5 100 68 1,301 10 8 2,329.7 660 2,989.7 37,420.45 7,156.93 527 3,323.25 2,976.5 105 1,365.66 162 5 126.65 165 77 242 757 425 1,182 1,742 1,742 1,043 1,043 64 26 90 30 50 80 410 155 565 310 10 410 276 883 1,159 4,797.35 1,716 6,513.35 Nasipit Buenavista RTR DISTRICT I Cabadbaran Magallanes Tubay Santiago Kitcharao Jabonga DISTRICT II Las Nieves TOTALS

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7.2 Harmonized Production Volume of Agusan del Norte

PRODUCTION SERIES (Metric Tons) COMMODITY DA-LGU Rice-Irrigated Rice-Rainfed Corn-Yellow Corn-White Coffee Rubber Coconut Banana Durian Oil Palm Abaca Mango Vegetables Livestock Fisheries TOTAL 76,190.97 15,974.38 3,206.80 5,007.05 3,353.50 68.00 145,597.19 51,596.76 463.00 544.50 7,098.38 1,262.00 317,801.00 6,912.22 234,171.56 2002 BAS 56,377.00 21,315.00 7,542.00 519.40 34.20 128,462.33 90,302.67 81.07 81.25 11,691.40 260,029.32 DA-LGU 77,780.31 21,092.21 3,199.77 4,257.00 3,342.00 82.80 143,636.79 44,336.83 320.60 567.50 68,550.35 911.90 344,459.00 5,901.82 290,297.75 2003 BAS 54,258.00 20,389.00 12,344.00 532.13 35.80 134,878.67 96,174.57 87.96 43.89 12,371.51 276,857.53 DA-LGU 76,202.54 21,866.44 3,408.44 4,927.53 3,445.70 132.80 167,728.74 48,786.56 333.37 569.50 7,284.05 1,312.00 348,242.03 6,524.08 259,795.13 2004 BAS 62,889.00 20,876.00 2,105.00 14,248.00 548.90 34.19 141,508.93 99,794.53 92.22 22.60 191.11 12,984.14 292,405.62 DA-LGU 78,651.87 30,051.56 3,712.67 5,578.30 3,111.15 269.00 251,062.85 137,530.00 354.06 900.00 577.50 23,521.60 1,208.10 356,246.00 6,957.56 457,876.79 2005 BAS 60,985.00 21,230.00 3,101.00 10,544.00 510.74 32.50 139,528.74 98,278.96 68.94 67.00 424.73 13,630.32 287,416.93 DA-LGU 68,266.21 21,958.92 4,322.46 4,892.50 3,081.90 132.80 210,195.17 52,618.40 450.00 1,368.00 708.50 27,961.18 1,355.20 359,570.00 7,654.73 329,045.03 2006 BAS 64,699.00 21,101.00 1,865.00 11,319.00 529.56 31.40 148,646.78 98,575.00 77.00 106.21 427.99 14,917.28 297,596.22

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Fishery Inventory (as of 2006):

No. of fishing Barangays 16.00 9.00 7.00 12.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 8.00 12.00 6.00 7.00 7.00 105.00 No. of Fishing HOuseholds 708.00 302.00 720.00 155.00 111.00 259.00 657.00 51.00 1,135.00 370.00 211.00 590.00 5,269.00 No. of Marine Boats Motorized 25.00 0.00 161.00 0.00 0.00 109.00 128.00 0.00 84.00 0.00 35.00 210.00 752.00 Non-Motorized 350.00 0.00 178.00 0.00 0.00 209.00 115.00 0.00 224.00 0.00 50.00 342.00 1,468.00 Total 375.00 0.00 339.00 0.00 0.00 318.00 243.00 0.00 308.00 0.00 85.00 552.00 2,220.00 Motorized 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 86.00 66.00 0.00 0.00 152.00 No. of Inland Boats NonMotorized 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 118.00 158.00 0.00 0.00 276.00

Municipality

Total 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 204.00 224.00 0.00 0.00 428.00

BUTUAN CITY NASIPIT BUENAVISTA LAS NIEVES SANTIAGO TUBAY CABADBARAN RTR JABONGA KITCHARAO MAGALLANES CARMEN TOTAL

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7.3 Rice Terminal Report: May-October 2010 (Wet Cropping Season) Planting:
HYBRID SEEDS (no. of Ha.) Area Farmers 90.15 98 29 58 15 5 8 3 306.15 79 50 19 36 6 5 6 3 204 CERTIFIED SEEDS (no. of Ha.) IRRIGATED RAINFED TOTAL Area Farmers Area Farmers Area Farmers 17 19 12.5 13 29.5 32 141.5 107 6 4 147.5 111 1187 586 1187 586 624.74 411 624.74 411 224 151 205 154 429 305 227.75 155 33 56 260.75 211 215 192 20 18 235 210 70 64 27 35 97 99 47.75 43 47.75 43 2707 1685 351 323 3058 2008 TOTAL (no. of Ha.) IRRIGATED RAINFED Area Farmers Area Farmers 17 19 12.5 13 532.65 443 27.5 22 1742 1152 957.43 686 320 210 267 202 318 235 76.5 113 281 268 459 448 81 74 45 56 3 3 52.75 48 4252 3090 940 902

MUNICIPALITY 1. NASIPIT 2. BUENAVISTA 3. RTROMUALDEZ 4. CABADBARAN 5. JABONGA 6. KITCHARAO 7. LAS NIEVES 8. MAGALLANES 9. SANTIAGO TOTAL

Brgy. 2 13 7 9 9 10 15 2 1 68

TOTAL Area Farmers 29.5 32 560 465 1742 1152 957 686 587 412 395 348 740 716 126 130 55.75 51 5192 3992

MUNICIPALITY 1. NASIPIT 2. BUENAVISTA 3. RTROMUALDEZ 4. CABADBARAN 5. JABONGA 6. KITCHARAO 7. LAS NIEVES 8. MAGALLANES 9. SANTIAGO TOTAL

Brgy. 2 13 7 9 9 10 15 2 1 68

GOOD SEEDS (no. of Ha.) IRRIGATED RAINFED TOTAL Area Farmers Area Farmers Area Farmers 301 457 304 38 75 61 3 257 516 256 23 74 71 4 21.5 18 322 457 304 100 119 500 21 5 1828 274 516 256 71 74 501 25 5 1722

62 43.5 439 18 5 589

48 57 430 21 5 579

IRRIGATED Area Farmers 17 19 532.65 443 1742 1152 957.43 686 320 210 318 235 281 268 81 74 3 3 4252 3090

TOTAL (no. of Ha.) RAINFED TOTAL Area Farmers Area Farmers 12.5 13 29.5 32 27.5 22 560 465 1742 1152 957 686 267 202 587 412 76.5 113 395 348 459 448 740 716 45 56 126 130 52.75 48 55.75 51 940 902 5192 3992

1239

1201

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Harvesting:
MUNICIPALITY 1. NASIPIT 2. BUENAVISTA 3. RTROMUALDEZ 4. CABADBARAN 5. JABONGA 6. KITCHARAO 7. LAS NIEVES 8. MAGALLANES 9. SANTIAGO TOTAL Brgy's. Area 2 13 7 9 9 10 15 2 1 68 90.15 98 29 58 15 5 3 298 HYBRID SEEDS Prodn 377.71 348.25 127.1 232.5 66.28 15 16 1183 Farmers 79 50 19 36 6 5 3 198 2716 10677 1749 Area 16.5 141.5 1187 637.2 224 224.75 215 70 IRRIGATED Prodn Farmers 50.15 19 531.63 107 4608.3 586 2533.7 417 882.6 151 974.11 213 817.5 192 280 64 CERTIFIED SEEDS RAINFED Area Prodn Farmers Area 12.5 38.8 13 29 6 22.45 4 147.25 1187 637 205 766.6 154 429 48 199.18 53 272.75 20 70 18 235 27 57 35 97 47.75 191 48 47.75 366 1345 325 3082 TOTAL Prodn Farmers 88.95 32 554 111 4608.3 586 2533 417 1649 305 1173 266 887.5 210 337 99 191 48 120 2074

IRRIGATED MUNICIPALITY 1. NASIPIT 2. BUENAVISTA 3. RTROMUALDEZ 4. CABADBARAN 5. JABONGA 6. KITCHARAO 7. LAS NIEVES 8. MAGALLANES 9. SANTIAGO TOTAL Brgy's. 2 13 7 9 9 10 15 2 1 68 Area 301 457 291 38 77 157 3 Prodn 1023 1740.3 1117.8 144.4 312.79 549.5 10.5 Farmers 257 442 250 23 72 162 4 Area 21.5

GOOD SEEDS RAINFED Prodn 74 Farmers 18 Area 322.5 457 291 100 122 780 21 5 2099

TOTAL Prodn 1098 1740 1117.8 374 493 2398 33 17 7072 Farmers 275 442 250 71 130 772 25 6 1971 Farmers 32 465 1078 686 412 402 987 124 57 4243

GRAND TOTAL Area 29 560 1742 957 587 410 1020 118 55.75 5478 Prodn 88.95 2030 6697 3778 2255 1732 3300 370 224 20475 Ave. Yield 3 3.6 3.84 3.94 3.84 4.22 3.23 3.13 4 3.74

62 44.5 623 18 5 774

229.4 179.68 1848 22.5 17 2371

48 58 610 21 6 761

1324

4899

1210

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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 0-3% 3-8% 8-18% 18-30% 30-50% 50% above Area 1,967.40 has. 19,111.90 has. 10,043.67 has. 1,005.08 has. 12,600.90 has. 11,364.86 has. % 4% 34% 18% 2% 22% 20%

LAND AREA BY ELEVATION: Elevation [masl] <= 500 500-1,000 Above 1,000 Area [has.] 42,975.15 12,641.75 476.88 % of total 76.61 22.54 .85

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EXISTING LAND USE: Land Use Settlement/cultivation Plantation Watershed Open Canopy Close Canopy Brushland Grassland CADC Wilderness CBFM Dairy Stockfarm Military Reservation SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN: Proposed Intervention Available Area (Has.) Proposed Mgt. and Development Approach/ Tenurial Instrument JVA, MOA, SIFMA /Community Approach with actual occupants JVA, MOA, IFMA IFMA, MOA, SIFMA CBFMA JVA, MOA JVA, MOA, Lease Agreement Remarks/ Recommendation Area (Ha) 10,548.16 1,271.00 7,289.00 12,388.67 2,231.00 8,846.57 1,198.25 8,673.16 1,770.00 1,000.00 602.00 276.00

PRODUCTION AREAS

42,987.89 2,345

Areas within cultivation; Production of upland rice, cash crops, high value vegetables, etc. Forest Trees and Fruit Trees plantation. Fast growing tree species and climax species like mahogany, teak and narra. Organize POs within the settlement areas to manage the area under CBFMA. To be established in areas with slope 815%. Recommended to areas with naturally growing (proven species) of abaca located in Las Nieves, Buenavista and Nasipit. Recommended on brushland areas with medium sized trees or inadequately stock, logged over areas.

Agro-Forestry with Orchard Plantation Industrial Tree Plantation Community Forestry Oil Palm Devt.

2,345 4,192 8,806

10,000 Abaca Plantation Rattan Plantation 4,000

IFMA, CDMP

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 Location Area : : : : Nasipit Agusan del Norte Industrial Estate (NANIE) Barangay Camagong, adjacent to Nasipit International Port in Barangay Talisay A total of 296 hectares with 62 hectares proclaimed as Special Economic Zone (SEZ) 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. 96266 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) Local Government Unit (LGU) of Nasipit Hon. Rosco Democcrito B. Plaza Municipal Mayor Tel. Fax (085) 343-2000 Tel No (085) 283-3099 E-mail: saintbroko_2@yahoo.com

Legal Basis

Proponent

: :

Contact Person

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

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Area Distribution Phase I Phase II Phase III Phase IV 36.6687 has.(Mercado) 37.5000 has.(Javelosa) 96.0000 has (Aberastori) 46.0000 has (NALCO Complex)

Preferred Industries 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Wood-based industries Agri-aqua based industries Food Processing Light and medium labor intensive industries Oleochemical plants Toys, gift and housewares 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 countrys 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 Doa 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, dessicated coconut nata de coco), coco coir

mineral (limestone,ceramics, nickel,gold,copper,lead, manganese)

marine products (tilapia, bangus,seaweeds)

forest products

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