29/08/2024
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🟩Here are few common FAQs about the ABACA Industry⬇️
🟢What is Abaca?
-Abaca also known as “Manila Hemp” is a plant native to the Philippines and has achieved its importance as a source of cordage fibre (are multiple fibers, strands, strings, or Abaca fabrics that are twisted or braided together to create a stronger, and more robust rope) in the 19th century.
🟢 What is the industry of Abaca in the Philippines?
-The Philippines dominates the global Abaca trade as the country supplies about 87.5 percent of the world's abaca fiber requirements. A total area of 180,302 hectares was devoted to abaca with production reaching 72,000 MT (PhilFIDA, 2016).
🟢 What are the key abaca-producing areas in the Philippines?
-Farming is one of the major livelihood in the Philippines and Abaca farming is the source of livelihood of about 200,000 farming families in 56 provinces in the Philippines. The key abaca-producing areas nationwide are the Bicol Region and Mindoro in Luzon; Leyte, Samar, Negros Oriental, Iloilo and Aklan in the Visayas; Davao in Mindanao and many parts of Mindanao have geared to become the major producer of abaca as of the year 2022 (PhilFIDA, 2024)
🟢 Is Abaca profitable?
-The profitability of abaca farming for 1 hectare /year is the average of P48,000 for a typical farm, while for a good farm is P115,200–192,000
(http://www.innspub.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/JBES-V22-No6-p72-79.pdf)
🟢 How do you prepare land for abaca?
-Prepare a planting lay-out with a straight line and east to west orientation. Put sticks about 1 meter long each in places where the abaca planting materials are to be planted. When digging a hole separate the topsoil from the subsoil. Dig a deep hole to accommodate the planting material.
(https://philfida.da.gov.ph › ASM
Abaca Sustainability Manual - PhilFIDA - Department of Agriculture)
🟢 How long does it take for abaca to grow?
-The Abaca just like Banana is a quickly renewable resource as it matures in 9 months.
(Abaca- Original Home, https://originalhome.nl/materials-production/abaca)
🟢What is the harvesting period for Abaca?
-Harvesting period is within 18 to 24 months after planting, two or three of the plant stalks in each mat are ready for harvesting, and two to four stalks can be harvested at intervals of four to six months thereafter. Propagation is mainly from pieces of mature rootstock usually planted at the start of the rainy season.
(https://www.da.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Philippine-Abaca-Industry-Roadmap-2018-2022.pdf)
🟢 Why is abaca in demand?
-Abaca is sought after as a raw material as it is sustainable that it can replace synthetic, plastic, and petroleum-based products; it remains both locally and internationally in high demand due to its unique quality and varied applications in industries like paper-making, handicraft, and furniture.
-Abaca is a viable alternative to wood as raw material for pulp and paper manufacturing. Many industries around the world are now shifting back to natural and environment-friendly raw materials. New designs in furniture and fixtures now use abaca as material. Textile, handicrafts and other industrial products from cosmetics, skin care products and toothbrushes, sausage casing, stencil papers, tissue papers, currency notes, grocery bags, and automobile parts have shifted to use of abaca as raw material, opening limitless opportunities in the value chain.
(https://www.techsciresearch.com/report/philippines-abaca-fiber-market/)
🟢 Where does Philippines export abaca?
-Almost all abaca produced is exported, mainly to Europe, Japan and the USA. Exports from the Philippines are increasingly in the form of pulp rather than raw fiber.
