Santol, La Union

OTOP: Tiger grass               

Description:

            Tiger grass (Thysanolaena maxima) is a minor forest product that thrives well in the mountainous areas of Santol. Matured grass flowers are the main raw material in softbroom making and used in the manufacture of various display items. Its flower stalks are also used as adornment of picture frames. It is also used as giveaways to visitors and tourists who drop by the town. Sales generated from tiger grass provide a source of extra income to families. It is the major non-food commodity crop of the municipality. A total of 130 hectares is planted with tiger grass benefiting 216 farmers distributed mainly in the upland barangays Puguil, Ramot, Tubaday, Sasaba and Sapdaan and some parts of Mangaan and Lettac Sur.