ALBAFAI AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVE
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Assisted by: Energy Development Corporation
Contact Person: Arsenia Boter
Contact Number: 0906 300 5739
Email Address: albafai2005@gmail.com and manitomangrove@gmail.com
Location: Brgy. Rizal, Sorsogon City
Community Profile: The Alliance of Bacman Farmers Association, Inc. Agriculture Cooperative (“ALBAFAI ACo”) is a duly registered cooperative composed of farmers and fisherfolks in Manito, Albay and Sorsogon City. In 2019, the cooperative started working on a community-based ecotourism enterprise, the Manito Mangrove Eco Park.
The Manito mangrove area was originally a reforestation project of the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) with ALBAFAI as a community partner since the 1990s. Having found the rich biodiversity in the area, the cooperative is now more committed than ever to continuously protect and conserve the 190-hectare mangrove forest that covers Barangays It-ba, Cawit, Buyo and Manumbalay in the Municipality of Manito, as well as the thriving wildlife in the area, while creating sustainable livelihood opportunities for its surrounding communities through the a community-based ecotourism enterprise which is the Manito Mangrove Eco Park.
This ecotourism project is made possible through the assistance of the Energy Development Corporation (EDC), grant from the Forest Foundation Philippines (FFP), and support from various reputable organizations including the Department of Environment Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Tourism (DOT), Local Government of Manito, Albay (LGU Manito), United Architects of the Philippines (UAP), Bicol university (BU), and Bantay Kalikasan of the ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Inc. (ALKFI).
Manito Mangrove Eco-Park: River Cruise
Price: Php TBA
Tree Nursery & Planting
Price: Php XX.XX (subject to scope and requirements)
Facility Maintenance
Price: Php XX.XX (subject to scope and requirements)
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