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0 PolicyPaper AAE151 s2-18-19-LADRINGAN
0 PolicyPaper AAE151 s2-18-19-LADRINGAN
0 PolicyPaper AAE151 s2-18-19-LADRINGAN
Current Policies
The Provincial Government of Pampanga along with the Department of Science and
Technology, Department of Trade and Industry, and Department of Labor and Employment agreed to
boost the industry in the towns of Floridablanca, Guagua, and Lubao through financial help and
trainings. This initiative of the government aims to solve the problem of farmers who are in need of
additional capital. It is supported by different research institutions and local government units. It also
aims to increase the level of competence of their product through the trainings.
Although it is good that there is an initiative on the local government, it is not enough to make
the sampaguita sustainable. First off, is the financial support given by the government enough for the
farmers? Sampaguita buds, fertilizers, pesticides, and sprays are some of the materials regularly
needed for the production of sampaguita. Second, the scope of the policy is only for those farmers
residing in Pampanga. How about the other places like San Pablo? Collective action should be done to
save the sampaguita industry.
There are no nationwide policies yet on sampaguita.
Policy Recommendation and Action Plan
To help boost the sampaguita industry in the whole Philippines the government and different
institutions should create programs that will benefit sampaguita growers and traders. Local
Government Units can create an organization or an association that aims to have integrated livelihood
programs that can help sustain the sampaguita industry.
The Department of Trade and Industry should create country wide trainings and seminar that
can increase the competitiveness of sampaguita traders and growers. The seminars and workshops
will focus on traders who are experiencing hardships in selling only sampaguita garlands. This part of
the policy will discuss the importance of market knowledge.
Capital plays a major role in any agricultural venture. Therefore, growers should have access
to financial institutions that can provide credit with reasonable interest rates. The financial institutions
shall also provide seminars on how to utilize there capital. Financial support will also be given to
traders to improve their transactions in the trade of sampaguita.
Since supply of sampaguita is also a problem due to the decrease of sampaguita farmers, the
Department of Agriculture can provide stem cuttings. Marcotted stem cuttings are more expensive
but they flower ear;ier (Rimando, 2003). The department of agriculture and local government units
can promote urban agriculture. Urban agriculture can be defined shortly as the growing of plants and
raising animals in an urban setting. Since sampaguita does not only provide additional income as it
also serves as decoratives material, they are considered good candidates for urban agriculture.
To make this policy into reality, budget from the government is needed. If the policy is
implemented, after a year it is expected to see small changes in terms of the supply of sampaguita.
After 4 years, after the training and workshops it is expected to already improved the welfare of the
growers and traders.
For the policy to be effective, different institutions like DOST, DOLE, DTI, LGUs, Cooperatives,
etc., should work together and recognize that boosting the industry does not only help the growers
and the traders but it will also help increase the awareness of Filipino youth to the countries culture.
Implementing this policy would not only increase the supply of sampaguita but it will also minimize
the marketing costs. Minimizing the marketing costs alongside the increase of supply will make the
supply chain of sampaguita more efficient with more market participants benefitting and the industry
assured of sustainability.
Summation or Conclusion
The sampaguita, aside from being the Philippines national flower, is very important since it
serves as a livelihood for traders through sampaguita garland-making. In addition, this industry is not
only viewed as a source of income for individuals but it is also viewed as a tradition and a custom
handed down from different generations.
The problem stated were from the study of Reodica entitled Supply Chain Analysis of
Sampaguita Garlands in San Pedro, Laguna, 2017. It showed the dying industry of sampaguita and the
problems encountered by the growers and the traders. All information used to formulate the policies
were from secondary data. Recommendations were supported by the study of Reodica (2017).
The fact that there are no nationwide policy for sampaguita shows the support of the
government in this industry. The current policy that is implemented in Pampanga was a nice initiative
although it is also not enough. The current policy aims to solve the problem of sustainability of the
industry. The problem with the policy was it was not enough, supply of raw materials should also be
considered.
The lack of government support for this industry resulted to a decrease in supply and a dying
industry. The current state of the sampaguita industry showed the condition of the agricultural sector
in the Philippines, unsupported.
The policy recommendation suggests to have financial institutions, trainings, seminars, supply
of raw materials, and support from different institutions. This policy recommendation aims to increase
the supply of sampaguita, improve the lives of traders and growers, and continue the tradition and
custom of the country.
It is a fact that there is a big need for support in the sampaguita industry. If the policy is
implemented, it would not only increase the supply of sampaguita but it will also minimize the
marketing costs, making the supply chain of sampaguita more efficient with more market participants
benefitting and the industry assured of sustainability.
References:
(August, 2017). Philippines Business, Financial And Economic News | Inquirer.net. Sweet smell of
success for ‘sampaguita’ growers | Inquirer Business. Retrieved from
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DE GUZMAN, C. (2001). Sampaguita livelihoods of peri-urban Metro Manila, Philippines: Key
actors, activities, benefits, and constraints. Retrieved from:
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OFFICIAL GAZETTE. (2013). Republic Acr No. 10420. Retrieved from:
https://www.gov.ph/2013/02/27/republi-act-no-10420/
REODICA, T. J. (2017). Supply Chain Analysis of Sampaguita Garlands in San Pedro, Laguna, 2017.
Undergraduate Thesis. Department of Agricultural Economics. College of Economics and
Management. UPLB.
RIMANDO, T. J. (2003). Sampaguita Production. In: Ornamental Horticulture. A little giant in the
tropics.
https://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/aboutflowers/tropicalflowers/sampaguita