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| Ivatan Brahman |
| Ivatan Arayu |
| Fillet o' Arayu |
| The Economy |
| The Uyugan economy is mainly agriculture and fishing. Agriculture Farming in Uyugan began long before the arrival of the Spaniards. The Ivatans loved the land and cultivated many plants for food. Isantonino farmers started with root crops, but when the Spaniards arrived, they learned to grow other crops, while introducing livestock and vegetables. Farming meant growing root crops -- often just enough to feed the farmer's family. |
| Camote and other root crops became Uyugan's most hardy and widely grown crops, but in the 1950s, livestock became more important than root crops on Uyugan farms. The government brought breeding bulls and the farmers moved to "mixed" farming on a small scale. Uyugan's farms are not scientific, but government agricultural extension workers give direction and support to farming method's. The farmers seldom have problems like plant and animal diseases and pests. |
| Today's Isantonino farmer still could barely feed his family due to antiquated methods of farming dictated mainly by the topography of the land that at best is unsuitable to agriculture. Nevertheless, Uyugan was a leading producer of beef cattle and garlic prior to the global economy. Fishing - Fishing continues to play an important role in partly meeting the fish requirements of the municipality. |
| The prevailing fishing methods are hook and line and cast nets. Situated near Imnajbu is Madi Bay in Mahatao, one of the richest fishing grounds in all of mainland Batanes, where Isantoninos along with other Ivatans engaged in coastal fishing. - vbc |
| Camoté Fields Forever |
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