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Seaweed chips, pickles boost the income of Filipino fishers and farmers

August 19, 2025
  • Innovative finance
  • Regenerative Agriculture
  • Sustainable Fisheries

For the fishers of Sibato Island, Philippines, processing dried seaweed into chips and pickles is providing additional income, which is being used to enhance fishing equipment, pay for children's education, and repair fishers' homes.

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