Agoho

Nationwide fishery contributes about 13% to the agricultural sector. In Agoho it seems to be less. Most fish is directly sold on the beach when the boats come back.

Long before tourism came to Agoho fishermen did their business. The local people use small to medium outrigger boats called a bangka. The fisher folk in Agoho has no high powered boats. So they do not join the tuna hunt. One of our elder friends still rows his boat out in the sea. Fish is caught by three different methods. Most common are nets. The nets are either hung in the sea between buoys or they are deployed by several boats in a circular shape. The second method are towed hooks. This kind of fishing is only used seasonally. And finally there are fish and crab traps made of woven bamboo. These traps are sunken to the sea floor and remain there for days and even weeks.

The Philippines are the world's second largest producer of coconuts.

Coconut is the most important agricultural product of Agoho. Coconut plantations start just behind the beach and reach high up to the slopes of Mount Hibok-Hibok. Unfortunately copra, the main exportable coconut product, depends on the world market price. We have seen rates from below 2 pesos per nut up to 10 pesos a piece. Nationwide about coconut plantations make around one quarter of the total farm land. Here in Agoho we estimate some three quarters. Another fruit is increasingly taking over the farm business: Mango, sweet Mango!

Read more about Komunidad sa Baibai, the Pacific Seaglass and Treasures Camiguin.

In 2017 the Komunidad sa Baibai in partnership with CBE (Coalition for Better Education) and the German Embassy of the Philippines conducted a livelihood and environmental awareness project based on sea glass jewellery. From this small beginning the project has grown out of Agoho's barangay borders into one of the premier products of the Island.

Treasures Camiguin did not only create new jobs in Agoho, it also helps environment by recycling lost goods into jewelry and fashion. Another very important element is the preservation of generations old knowledge and skill. The traditional Nito basket weaving is one of them.