BIOMASS RESOURCES IN KALINGA AND APAYAO Sample Clauses

BIOMASS RESOURCES IN KALINGA AND APAYAO. The dominant economic opportunities and activities in the provinces of Kalinga and Apayao are agriculture based, i.e. farming, poultry/livestock raising, and weaving/carpentry/woodworks. Rice, corn, banana, coconut and sugar cane are the most abundant crops planted in the provinces. On the other hand, the major biomass/wastes resources are rice hull/husk, rice straw, corn cobs, corn stalks, coconut wastes, and other agricultural residues. Rice Hull and Rice Straws. Rice hull is a processing by-product of rice milling and accounts for about 20% of the rice production while rice straws are field wastes after the harvesting of rice. The country also has more than 12,000 rice xxxxx spread throughout the country. These processing centers are the point sources of rice hull each year. Moreover, at harvest, a 5-ton rice straw produced from 5 tons of palay can provide 25-40 kg nitrogen, 3-6 kg phosphorus, 60-85 kg potassium, 2-5 kg sulfur, 200-350 kg silicon, 2,000 kg carbon, and several other nutrients, upon total decomposition Corn Cobs and Corn husks. Corn cobs and husks are biomass wastes after removing the kernels. Coconut Wastes .The major coconut wastes include coconut shell (12%), coconut husks (35%) and coconut coir dust. Among the three forms, coconut shell is the most widely utilized but the reported utilization rate is very low. The most common use is shell charcoal that are also exported and converted into activated carbon. The coconut tree also sheds its mature fronds of about 40 from time to time that weighs about 10 kg each. It will take 5-6 years before the fronds mature which is one of the field biomass. It is usually used as firewood for household cooking after removing the leaves. Production Area by Commodity (in Hectares) About 199, 129 hectares of agricultural production is devoted for rice, corn and coconut that could provide large amount of by-products and residues for energy generation. Table 1. Production Area of Rice, Corn and Coconut in Apayao and Kalinga Provinces Apayao Commodity Production Area ( Has) Cropping Intensity Palay 89,130 twice a year Corn 5,121 twice a year Coconut 268 perennial plantation crop Kalinga Commodity Production Area ( Has) Cropping Intensity Palay 130,000 twice a year Corn 10,000 twice a year Coconut 250 perennial plantation crop Source: Compendium by Sectoral Commodity & field survey, 2007
Sample 1
AutoNDA by SimpleDocs

Related to BIOMASS RESOURCES IN KALINGA AND APAYAO

  • Subsidiaries; Affiliates; Capitalization; Solvency (a) Each Borrower and Guarantor does not have any direct or indirect Subsidiaries or Affiliates and is not engaged in any joint venture or partnership except as set forth in Schedule 8.12 to the Information Certificate.

  • Corporate Separateness (a) Satisfy, and cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries to satisfy, customary corporate and other formalities, including, as applicable, the holding of regular board of directors’ and shareholders’ meetings or action by directors or shareholders without a meeting, in each case, to the extent required by law and the maintenance of corporate offices and records.

  • BUSINESS OF THE PARTNERSHIP The purpose and nature of the business to be conducted by the Partnership is (i) to conduct any business that may be lawfully conducted by a limited partnership organized pursuant to the Act, provided, however, that such business shall be limited to and conducted in such a manner as to permit the General Partner at all times to qualify as a REIT, unless the General Partner otherwise ceases to qualify as a REIT, and in a manner such that the General Partner will not be subject to any taxes under Section 857 or 4981 of the Code, (ii) to enter into any partnership, joint venture, co-ownership or other similar arrangement to engage in any of the foregoing or the ownership of interests in any entity engaged in any of the foregoing and (iii) to do anything necessary or incidental to the foregoing. In connection with the foregoing, and without limiting the General Partner’s right in its sole and absolute discretion to qualify or cease qualifying as a REIT, the Partners acknowledge that the General Partner intends to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes and upon such qualification the avoidance of income and excise taxes on the General Partner inures to the benefit of all the Partners and not solely to the General Partner. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Limited Partners agree that the General Partner may terminate its status as a REIT under the Code at any time to the full extent permitted under the Charter. The General Partner on behalf of the Partnership shall also be empowered to do any and all acts and things necessary or prudent to ensure that the Partnership will not be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” for purposes of Section 7704 of the Code.

  • Subsidiaries and Partnerships Borrower has no subsidiaries and is not a party to any partnership agreement or joint venture agreement.

  • Operations Prior to the Closing Date (a) Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to, and to cause the Companies to, operate and carry on the Business in the ordinary course and substantially as operated immediately prior to the date of this Agreement. Consistent with the foregoing, Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts, and shall cause the Companies to use their commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with good business practice, to preserve the goodwill of the suppliers, contractors, licensors, employees, customers, distributors and others having business relations with the Business.

  • Business of the Company The purpose of the Company is to carry on any lawful business, purpose or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed in accordance with Section 18-106 of the Act.

  • Status as Business Development Company The Borrower is an “investment company” that has elected to be regulated as a “business development company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act and qualifies as a RIC.

  • Continuation of the Business of the Partnership After Dissolution Upon (a) dissolution of the Partnership following an Event of Withdrawal caused by the withdrawal or removal of the General Partner as provided in Section 11.1(a)(i) or (iii) and the failure of the Partners to select a successor to such Departing General Partner pursuant to Section 11.1 or Section 11.2, then, to the maximum extent permitted by law, within 90 days thereafter, or (b) dissolution of the Partnership upon an event constituting an Event of Withdrawal as defined in Section 11.1(a)(iv), (v) or (vi), then, to the maximum extent permitted by law, within 180 days thereafter, the holders of a Unit Majority may elect to continue the business of the Partnership on the same terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement by appointing as a successor General Partner a Person approved by the holders of a Unit Majority. Unless such an election is made within the applicable time period as set forth above, the Partnership shall conduct only activities necessary to wind up its affairs. If such an election is so made, then:

  • Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures Create, acquire or otherwise suffer to exist, or permit any Subsidiary of such Borrower to create, acquire or otherwise suffer to exist, any Subsidiary or joint venture arrangement not in existence as of the date hereof, except in connection with a Permitted Acquisition.

  • Services to Other Clients; Certain Affiliated Activities (a) The relationship between the Asset Manager and the Series is as described in this Agreement and nothing in this Agreement, none of the services to be provided pursuant to this Agreement, nor any other matter, shall oblige the Asset Manager to accept responsibilities that are more extensive than those set forth in this Agreement.

Time is Money Join Law Insider Premium to draft better contracts faster.