| A | Materials | ||
| • | Propagule holders, 5 meters long and containing 10 net-bags, 2,000 units at US$ 3.00 per unit | US$ 6,000 | |
| • | 2,600 meters (15 kg/roll), Nylon monoline, 200 lbs test at US$8.00/roIl | US$ 120 | |
| • | Seedlings, 200 kg or 10 boxes at US$ 250/box including freight expenses | US$ 2,500 | |
| • | Local handling and transportation expenses | US$ 100 | |
| Total for materials | US$ 8,720 | ||
| B. | Labour for two full time workers at Gamu Island Farm site for 1 year at US$ 150/month/worker | US$ 3,600 | |
| C. | Five Casual workers (needed after the seedlings has been multiplied to about 10,000 kg or one-half hectare , approximately 6 months at US$ 100/month | US$ 3,000 | |
| D. | Other local materials needed: | ||
| • | 546 pcs. round wood or bamboo stakes, one meter long and sharpened at the lower end , at US$ 0.13/pc. | US$ 71 | |
| • | 546 pcs sand bags to add weight to every stakes, (used cement bags lined with plastic sheets can be used for this purpose), at US$ 0.15/bag | US$ 82 | |
| • | 26 pcs. iron pegs to be placed towards the reef side of the reef flats to add strength to the anchor lines, at US$ 1.00/pc. | US$ 26 | |
| • | 2,000 pcs. plastic rings for supporting/holding the propagule lines to the anchor lines, at US$ 0.10/pc | US$ 200 | |
| • | 2,000 pcs. plastic ties for tying the plastic rings to the anchor lines, at US$ 0.10/pc. | US$ 200 | |
| TOTAL BUDGET FOR ONE HECTARE PILOT FARM | US$15,899 | ||
ANNEX3
| FIELD+B34 LAYOUT OF A ONE-HECTARE EUCHEUMA FARM | ||||||||||
| USING THE FLOATING NET-BAG TECHNIQUE | ||||||||||
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| 20 m | 5 m | 20 m | 5 m | 20 m | 5m | 20 m | 5 m | 20 m | 5 m | |
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| Direction of water current | ||||||||||
| NOTE. | ||||||||||
| There are 20 blocks in one hectare. Each block measures 20 × 25 m or 500 Sq.m. Each block has 100 propagule lines which consists of 10 net-bags per line Each bag contains 1 kg of propagule, therefore, each block has 1000 kg of seedlings. | ||||||||||
| FARM MANAGEMENT: | ||||||||||
| The harvesting cycle should be 15–20 days after planting. Harvest one block every day. Also, plant the harvested block within the same day. Expected harvest per block is 1,000 to 1500 kg of fresh seaweeds Five (5) workers should be able to plant/harvest one block every day and still have plenty of time for doing maintenance operation as well as assist in drying the harvested seaweeds. | ||||||||||
| NAVIGATIONAL LANE: | ||||||||||
| The navigational lane within the one hectare farm should be 5 meters wide and 100 meters long. Every one hectare farm should be separated from each other by means of a 20-meter navigational lane | ||||||||||
