Estante lauds city's alternative livelihood technology for fisherfolks
Councilor Ely Estante
Fisherfolks from Iloilo City's coastal barangays were gathered for the conduct of trainings pushed by the Iloilo City Government and the region's Agricultural Technology Institute.
Aimed at enhancing agricultural skills and knowledge of the group, the project laid down the framework for alternative livelihood technologies lauded by Councilor Ely Estante, chair of the city's Agriculture and Fisheries Committee.
A timely move, Estante said while stressing the importance of the training for the city's fisherfolks calling them "partners for growth and development."
"Your City Government wants you to have not only a sustainable form of livelihood but other options to sustain that sustainable livelihood," Estante said. "We aim for you to maximize the resources available on hand. We want you to have the best of available technology that is really within your reach. We desire these alternative livelihood technologies because we know you can do it and we can do it even better with government intervention."
The training kicked off with the basic on mud-crab culture technology, the aquaculture of high-value commercial species in Iloilo River and the technology in food processing.
Launched yesterday (Thursday), the fisherfolks were also apprised of the city's Iloilo River Development Master Plan.