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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 18-21, 2016, Vienna, Austria}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Solidarity in a competing world ---\\fair use of resources''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{Partnerships Saved the Sugar Palm (\textit{Arenga pinnata} (Wurmb) Merr.) and Empowered the Local People\footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Analita Magsino, Cavite State Uinversity, Department of Crop Science, Mabini St., 4122~Indang, Philippines, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{analita_m@yahoo.com}}\\[0.8ex]}}
\normalsize{\textsc{Analita Magsino}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{Cavite State Uinversity, Department of Crop Science, Philippines}}}
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Sugar palm (\textit{Arenga pinnata} (Wurmb) Merr.) is a shade"=loving species which thrives along the streams, riverbanks, and ravines in many places in the Philippines.  It has multiple uses as source of raw materials for food, feed, fiber, lumber and crafts aside from its function as watershed protector and as home of wild indigenous animals. It is found in natural stands, however, its population is steadily declining due to improper utilisation and indiscriminate cutting.



Recognizing that sugar palm is an economically and ecologically important crop, Cavite State University spearheaded the initiatives toward its  conservation and proper utilisation. The University adopted the species as one of its commodity thrusts for research with technology outputs along population improvement,nursery management and propagation, and processing of food and non"=food products. Through its partnerships with many individuals, government agencies and private institutions. locally and abroad, it has accomplished relevant and sustainable undertakings toward the conservation of sugar palm, technology transfer, livelihood promotion  and market linkages. Its best practice included encouraging local leaders and  farming households to organise themselves into an association of sugar palm growers and processors. Hands then joined together to produce innovative food products such as the low"=glycemic brown sugar from sugar palm, sugar palm syrup, sugar palm vinegar and many others as community"=based business. Professionals and non"=professionals, young and old alike, shared resources to replant denuded sugar palm areas using seedlings coming from community"=based nurseries.  As impacts,communities which are dependent on sugar palm as source of income became more cohesive and empowered. More importantly, the once "under utilised" sugar palm was ushered to becoming an industrial crop.}

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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} \textit{Arenga pinnata} (Wurmb) Merr. , community empowerment, natural resource conservation and utilisation, sugar palm
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