APAYAO STATE COLLEGE
Agile, Sustainable & Committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Excellence, and Innovation
APAYAO STATE COLLEGE
Agile, Sustainable & Committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Excellence, and Innovation
APAYAO STATE COLLEGE
Agile, Sustainable & Committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Excellence, and Innovation
Exploring Anabo: The under-utilized Minor Forest Product in Apayao
This project will investigate the importance and potential of the Anabo shrubs as an underutilized non-timber forest product in enhancing the production of a sustainable, quality fiber to support the textile industry of the region. Specifically, it aims to survey, map and document the Anabo (Abroma augusta) in the Province of Apayao; morphologically characterize and study the phenology of Anabo (Abroma augusta) Naturally Growing in Apayao Province. The total cost of the project is PhP 937,000.00 funded by DOST-CAR (LGIA) with a duration of two years (January 2022-January 2023). The expected output is standardized fiber to support the Natural Textile Fiber Innovation Hub in Apayao (NTFIH).
recent activities
| A. Actual accomplishment of the project (via-a-vis the objectives) | |
| Objectives | Accomplishments |
| 1. Survey, Mapping and Documentation of Anabo (Abroma augusta) in the Province of Apayao; | 100 % Accomplished – completed |
| 2. Morphological Characterization and Phenological Study of Anabo (Abroma augusta) Naturally Growing in Apayao Province; | 100 % Accomplished – completed |
| 3. Determine the productivity performance of Anabo (Abroma augusta) towards sustainable fiber standardization for textile industry in the Cordilleras. | 50% accomplished- on going |
| B. Expected Outpus / 6Ps (Expected Outpus should be measureable | ||
| Expected Outpus | Actual Outputs | |
| Publications | Anabo (Abroma agusta): Potential Source of Quality Textile Material | 1-year 2 |
| Patents/ IP | Process Standardization on Extraction of Anabo Fiber | 1-Year 2(Laboratory test and analysis on going although a preliminary result is already availble, another lab trial will be done to confirm the result) |
| Products | Anabo Fiber and Textiles | 5 kilos yar – Year 2 (Extraction and processing On-goin) |
| People Services | Farmer Cooperators for Anabo Plantation | Year 2; On-going |
| Places and Partnerships | Partnership with Provincial Local Government Unit on Textile Industry in Apayao | Year 2; On-going |
| Policy | Utilization on Non-Timber Forest Resource in Apayao | 1-Year 2 |
