Town boosts ‘sarakat’ farms

SANTA PRAXEDES, Cagayan: The area here planted to pandan, which is used to produce various ethnic products, will be doubled that will give marginalized groups of weavers a chance to enhance their livelihood.

Local officials said the expansion areas have been identified by the local government unit for the production of more pandan (scientific name Pandanus spp.) locally called sarakat. The expansion will be done under the National Greening Program of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.