Comprehensive Post-Harvest and Ancillary Industries Plan.
Section 58
SEC. 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: detailed and clear guidelines on the distribution, construction, maintenance and use of post-harvest infrastructure facilities; extension of credit and incentives for post-harvest operations; promotion and strengthening of semi-processing, processing and handling; development of domestic fishmeal industry; development of fisheries ship-building and repair as a viable industry; development and strengthening of marketing facilities and activities, including the pricing system, with emphasis on collective marketing and the elimination of middlemen; increased participation of cooperatives and nongovernmental organizations in post-harvest operations and ancillary industries; and integration of fisheries post-harvest operations into the national fisheries plan.