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Organic Aquaculture

This document discusses organic aquaculture and beekeeping in the Philippines. It notes that organic aquaculture has advantages for small farmers in countries like Vietnam and Thailand. The Philippines also has opportunities in organic aquaculture due to its long coastline and existing aquaculture. The document identifies some species that could be farmed organically in the Philippines. For beekeeping, the introduced European honey bee is difficult to keep organically due to pests and diseases requiring treatment. Native bee species may be better suited for organic honey collection in the Philippines.

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Organic Aquaculture

This document discusses organic aquaculture and beekeeping in the Philippines. It notes that organic aquaculture has advantages for small farmers in countries like Vietnam and Thailand. The Philippines also has opportunities in organic aquaculture due to its long coastline and existing aquaculture. The document identifies some species that could be farmed organically in the Philippines. For beekeeping, the introduced European honey bee is difficult to keep organically due to pests and diseases requiring treatment. Native bee species may be better suited for organic honey collection in the Philippines.

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ORGANIC AQUACULTURE

• Likewise, organic aquaculture has been steadily developing in a


number of Asian countries especially in Vietnam and Thailand
because of the “industry niche” it offers to small scale farmers and
businesses. It offers several advantages namely (Ombion 2007):
a. Low production costs
b. Higher quality yields
c. Economically feasible for small farmers
d. Relatively low level and easy to learn technology
e. Favors development of rural areas
f. Requires significant labor inputs thus can generate employment
g. Has a specialized market and higher and relatively stable market
price.
• Organic aquaculture seeks to address problems associated with
industrial aquaculture such :
a. Chemical and Antibiotic use
b. Waste disposal pollute the marine environment
c. Non-native fish can escape and interbreed thus weakens the native
biodiversity or competes for niche habitat
d. Use of wild fish to feed farmed fish is a waste of protein resources
and depletes the population of small wild fish.
e. Habitat encroachment affects the indigenous species, occupies
space and pollutes the habitat
f. Disease can transfer from farmed aquatic animals to wild fish and
other marine life.
• The Philippines has big opportunities to be competitive in organic
aquaculture because it has long coastline at 36, 289 kilometers and
rich aquaculture resources and high production of 46 percent of the
total fish production in 2006.
• There are also a number of potential species already available in the
country to spur the development of organic aquaculture, among them,
tilapia, bangus (milkfish), shrimps, prawn, crabs, native hito (catfish),
and giant clams (Ombion 2007).
ORGANIC BEE CULTURE
• In the Philippines the honey bee, Apis melifera is a species
introduced from Europe. It is susceptible to pest and
diseases and requires high skill and input in its management.
The infestation of beemites, Tropilaelaps clareae and Varroa
destructor, is inevitable, and beekeepers are constrained to
use chemical miticides, such as fluvalinate, coumaphos and
formic acids. However, for bee diseases, especially the
American Foul Brood, use of antibiotics is already prohibited.
The use of botanicals and various oils are ineffective.
Without mite control, the colonies will collapse. Thus it is
quite difficult if not impossible to consider cultured honey as
organic (Cervancia 2012)
APIS MELIFERA
• Most likely, only wild collection of honey from native species will be
able to pass organic standards.
• Dr. Cleofas R. Cervancia, UPLB bee expert and President of the
APIMONDIA Regional Commission for Asia as TWG member proposes
the following section to be included in the PNS being reviewed as of
this writing:
APIS DORSATA
APIS BREVILIGULA APIS CERANA
STINGLESS BEE/TRIGONA SPP
• Thank you!

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