“Mapping Sago” publication now available

A new publication has been released by the University of the Philippines Mindanao Office of Research for regional and international distribution. The publication, “Mapping Sago: Anthropological, Biophysical, and Economic Aspects” assembles research by scholars from the social, natural, and applied sciences on the sago palm which has potentials for enterprise development. The articles answer some important questions: How do ordinary folks, in the past and present, use and process sago? How many sago stands do we have in the country, where can we find them, and how much starch can they yield? Is there market potential for sago?

The Monograph articles are: “Inflorescence: Mapping the Development of Interdisciplinary Studies on the Sago Palm in the University of the Philippines”, by MD Paluga, AM Ragragio, MR Bonghanoy, and AG Moran; “The Indigenous Dry Sago Starch Extraction Process of Argao, Cebu, in the Central Philippines: Process Documentation and Flour Laboratory Analysis”, by Dulce M. Flores; “’For really it is only pounded wood’/Ethnohistory of Sago in the Philippines from the Precolonial Period to the Twentieth Century”, by AM Ragragio et al; “Indigenous Technological Innovations in Palm Starch Extraction in Central Philippines”, by MD Paluga et al; “Recent Distribution of Sago Palms in the Philippines”, by JR Santillan and MM Santillan; “Bioresource Availability and Potential Starch Yield of Sago Stands in Mindanao, Southern Philippines”, by LB Estaña, JE Acosta, NB Oponda, and JL Oñez; “Market Potential for Sago Starch and Its Derivatives in the Philippines”, by NL Laorden, AA Fedillaga, TR Acuña, BM Ramoneda, and SB Concepcion; “Mapping Suitable Areas for Mass Propagation of Sago Palms in the Philippines”, by MM Santillan et al; “Traditional and Alternative Methods of Sago Palm Propagation”, by AD Delima; “Financial Viability of Developing a Sago Plantation in the Philippines”, by TR Acuña et al; and “Popularizing and Advocating Sago (and other Native Plants)”, by MD Paluga et al.

“Mapping Sago” is the first volume in the Banwa Monograph Series, the academic journal of UP Mindanao.