Proposed design of a fish post-harvest facility in Mangorocoro, Ajuy, Iloilo

Abstract

The Municipality of Ajuy, being a coastal municipality, has fishing as the main source of income in order to sustain the majority of the population. Fishermen trade their catches to fish brokers at the Community Fish Landing Center, yet this facility is only limited to this purpose. No cold storages or stock rooms are provided for the fish catches. Thus, if not bought, these catches are immediately returned to the fishermen, which they would peddle to other barangays or consume themselves resulting in a much reduced profit. This study was conducted to provide an infrastructure, so as to improve the quality of fish products by having spaces for storing, processing, packaging, and advertising of the products. The post-harvest processes included are drying, smoking, and fish tocino and tapa. Technical plans, such as architectural structural, electrical, and plumbing designs were included as well as geo-technical report, topographic survey, seismic analysis, scheduling, and cost estimates. Green building technology was also adopted by using solar panels and natural lighting. The Fish Post Harvest Facility has a total floor area of 348 square meters. The construction project will have a full duration of 210 calendar days with a total cost of ₱ 17,500,000 and is funded by the Department of Agriculture.