The province is already self-sufficient in its livestock, fishery and agricultural products.  It is principally agri-based.  The key agricultual products are coconut, corn, rice and cotton.  The province also produces high value crops of exotic fruits such as mango, rambutan, atis, guava, etc. 

The major players that are already in the area are:

Celebes Aquatic Resources
Kling Plantation Co., Inc.,
Kalaong Plantation, Inc.,
Kalaong Rubber Plantation Co., Inc.,
Lumasal Stock Farm
Rojas Aqua Farms
Sarangani Agricultural Co., Inc.
Yabes Farms

The fishing industry also plays a major role in the development of the province's economy.  Aside from Celebes Sea, Sarangni Bay serves as the province's fishing ground.  Total haul of fish and other marine products average 1,800 metric tons in 1994 and 2,594 metric tons in 1995.  This is complemented by swamp lands developed for prawn and fishpond projects.  A total land area of 615 hectares is classified as fishpond.

The province is also an exporter of banana, fossilized dried flowers and bamboo furnitures.  Sarangani Agricultural Resources Incorporated export banana to countries like Japan, Europe and other countries in Asia.  While small scale producers of furnitures, fossilized flowers, novelties and housewares continue to capture big market in BIMP-EAGA and other countries like Australia, Singapore and Japan.  As of the end of December 1997, the sales generated by these industries from their participation in various trade fairs have increased by 2,925% over last year's performance.

Likewise, the marble industry in the province continues to soar even higher.  Danver Marble Company is one of the pioneering firms in marble industry.  Noted that construction industry has boomed in SOSKSARGEN, the province's marble industry supplies the demand in the area and other parts in Mindanao.  Expansion plans are already in their priorities to cater to the foreign market.

INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT AND AMENITIES

Transportation
Sarangani has 145.59 kilometers of world-class coastal highways which stretch through six of its seven towns which you can drive leisurely at 150 kilometers per hour on smooth asphalt roads.  Within the poblacion of most municipalities, the means of transportation are bus, jeepney and taxi.

Seaport
For sea transport, the province enjoys the availability of Makar Wharf  in General Santos City for cargo loading and passenger traffic.  Four luxury liners provide passenger shipping services to and from Manila, Iloilo, Zamboanga and Cebu.

To support the GSC Maker Port, a secondary port will be developed in Alabel and Glan.  This will handle short haul domestic inter-island shipping.  Presence of Glan port is appropriate but needs completion, expansion of yard and widening of pier.  Also, there is a municipal port in Kiamba serving the requirements of small fishermen and farmers.

Airport
The General Santos City International Airport serves as jump-off point to the adjoining province of Sarangani.

Power
The power supply of Sarangani is generated from the Mindanao Grid of the Maria Cristina Hydro Electric Plant located in Lanao del Norte.  It is supplied by the National Power Corporation and is being distributed by the South Cotabato Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO II). A new 50-megawatt Bunker C-Fired diesel power plant located in Alabel has operationalized to supply power requirements in the province and General Santos City.

Communication
The province is being served by 14 telegraph stations, 7 SSB radios, 7 postal offices, 4 PT&T offices, DHL and LBC carriers for parcels and mails, 10 radio stations, 2 stations.

Pilipino Telephone Corporation has operationalized its telephone system in Alabel.  Currently, they are in the process of installing telephone lines in the rest of municipalities under the EO 109 Program.A total of 7048 lines will be installed within the Province. Likewise, cellular mobile phones are widely used in the area.

Hospitals
A District Hospital is located in Kiamba, with four Municipal Hospitals in Glan, Maitum, Malungon and Maasim.  Glan also has a Medicare Community Hospital.

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

1. Agri-Processing

• Mango production and processing
• Cashew production and processing
• Corn processing
• Livestock
• Industrial Tree plantation
• Rubber plantation
• Palm oil production
• Fruit production
• Coconut diversification and processing
• Fry banking

2. Industry

• Marble Processing Plant
• Activated Carbon Plant
• Coco-coir processing
• Foundry
• Manufacturing/Packaging
• Furniture/Handicrafts
• Pleasure Boats Fabrication

3. Tourism Development

• Beach resorts development
• Recreation centers development
• Cultural & heritage centers development
• Hotel resorts

Tourism potentials in the province include the following:

Marine	Glan, Kiamba, Maasim
Historical Parks	Tampat, Maasim American Plantation, Kiamba Ayub Caves, Pinol, Maitum American Settlement, Glan
Beach Resort	Gumasa, Glan  Tuca, Kiamba  Coastal Areas of Glan
Dive Areas/ Aqua Sports	Kapatan Reef, Glan Bacud Reef, Kiamba Tinoto Reef, Maasim Dongon Point, Glan
Hotel and Restaurant	Glan and Kiamba
Golf Course	Alabel
Telecommunications	Provincewide
Convention Center	Glan, Alabel, Maasim, Kiamba, Malapatan
Fisherman's Villages	Maasim
Craft Villages	Glan, Malungon, Malapatan
Nature Trips	Maitum and Kiamba

4. Real Estate, Housing, Commercial and other Services

• Housing projects
• Industrial estate
• Commercial centers
• Science & technological parks
• Service centers for schools, universities, hospitals and transportations
• Water system
• Telephone system

Sarangani's Provincial Agri-Industrial Center called the Eastern Sarangani Growth Center covers the municipalities of Alabel, Malapatan, Glan and Malungon. It has a total industrial area of 6.5 sq. kms.

Strategic industry groups for prioritization are:

• Fish/Prawn Processing
• Fruit Production and Processing
• Cotton Industry
• Industrial Salt Production