Promotion of Sustainable Communities across the Philippines through Silk Production
Teaching the sericulture farmers on how and when to feed the silkworms is crucial to silk production
Sericulture graduates of OISCA now serve as the project`s extension workers
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Women laborers making silk yarn from silk waste (spunsilk)
Provision of jobs among the locals through our silkworm industry boosts and strengthens local and national economy
Locals undergo intensive sericulture training by local and Japanese experts prior to actual engagement to cocoon production
Delivery of silkworm and other necessary inputs to silkworm farmers.
Cocoons produced by sericulture farmers and processed in OISCA Bago Training Center
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| Year Started | 1996 |
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| Name of Director | Mr. Watanabe Shigemi |
| Project Description and Activities | Initially started to improve the economic condition of the local farmers of Negros Islands who are dependent on the declining sugar industry. The project is designed to create a source of livelihood among the locals living in mountainous areas through the cocoon production and secure a stable source of income for the women in rural areas through weaving and manual extraction of spun silk from silk waste.
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| Counterpart Agency | Provincial Government of Negros Occidental, The Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA), and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) |