Department of Agriculture

January 25, 2023

Dear Mark Kenneth,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jan 24, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Volume of agricultural wastes per province in the Philippines.

Response to your request

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have the information you have requested. 

Please note that the most common agricultural waste in the Philippines is rice husk, rice straw, coconut husk, etc. The agency responsible for this technologies is Philippine  Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHILMECH). You may reach their office thru this link:
 https://www.philmech.gov.ph/?page=technology-postharvest 

You may also contact Sugar Regulatory Administration for their bioenergy/ biofuel report: http://www.sra.gov.ph/industry-update/
Contact:
Sugar Regulatory Administration
Sugar Center Building, North Avenue Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, 1101 
(02) 455-3524 / (02) 455-2135 / (02) 455-1589

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If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

AFID
FOI Receiving Office