Abstract
The fundamental factors affecting the development growth of Sulu are the lack of technical know-how, poor land use development plan, and lack of good governance. This issue is further compounded with lack of infrastructure facilities, insufficient power supply, and armed conflict in which the local government is incapable to address. Poverty in Sulu is actually the product of these issues. There has been no substantial improvement on the skills and productivity of the farmers. Neither use of technology to increase local production nor availability of technology is yet to be introduced to the local farmers. This problem is supposed to be included in the long-term and medium-term and annual socio-economic development plans and policies and local public investment program for the private enterprise can participate in the local development process.