Section 58Sec./Art. 58

Comprehensive Post-harvest and Ancillary Industries Plan. - The Department shall conduct a regular study of fisheries post-harvest operations and ancillary industries, in the formulation of a comprehensive plan for post-harvest and ancillary industries. It shall take into account among others, the following:

(a) detailed and clear guidelines on the distribution, construction, maintenance and use of post-harvest infrastructure facilities;

(b) extension of credit and incentives for post-harvest operations;

(c) promotion and strengthening of semi-processing, processing and handling;

(d) development of domestic fishmeal industry;

(e) development of fisheries ship-building and repair as a viable industry;

(f) development and strengthening of marketing facilities and activities, including the pricing system, with emphasis on collective marketing and the elimination of middlemen;

(g) increased participation of cooperatives and non-governmental organizations in post-harvest operations and ancillary industries; and

(h) integration of fisheries post-harvest operations into the national fisheries plan.