Improved agronomy for tikog grass cultivation for higher productivity, improved techniques for tikog harvesting and proccesing, including use of controlled solar dryer, and diversification of hand woven products, including through product designs based on short length grass that was previously discarded.

This business case study was prepared within the framework of the Technical Advisory project: Mobilising Business Action for Circular Economy in the ASEAN countries under the EU SWITCH-Asia Policy Support Component for the sole purpose of documenting and analysing business experiences with the circular economy. The case study was produced by Lisa Inez Antonio (national expert, Philippines) and reviewed by Rene Van Berkel and Thomas Thomas (regional experts) on the basis of information provided and validated by Basey Association for Native Industry Growth Inc., Philippines.