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Tall trees in a cultivated forest

Land • stewardship • traceability

Agarwood.
Your land.
Your legacy.

Responsible agarwood development paired with AgarTrace—the digital trust layer built to strengthen provenance from seedling to market readiness.

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A partnership rooted in purpose

It’s time to give your land its biggest boom.

Samal Summit works with qualified landowners and partners to evaluate responsible agro-forestry opportunities—combining land stewardship, plantation operations, transparent records, and commercialization readiness.

Inspired by founder Pastor Celso Agbones’ mission, our direction is clear: cultivate with care, strengthen communities, and build durable value with nature.

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A tree with a deep cultural history

One rare wood.
Many valued forms.

Agarwood has long been valued in fragrance, incense, cultural practice, and carefully formulated wellness and aesthetic products. Uses and claims vary by market and regulation.

Aromatic wood chips01

Aromatic wood chips

Selected resinous wood for specialist fragrance and incense markets.

Fragrance oil02

Fragrance oil

Distilled oud oil valued by perfumers and collectors.

Incense03

Incense

Aromatic formats used in cultural and contemplative settings.

Wellness & aesthetics04

Wellness & aesthetics

Formulated products subject to evidence, safety, and applicable rules.

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Rows of trees representing a managed plantation

The Samal farm

Managed from the ground up.

Our operating model brings together site assessment, planting, maintenance, biological monitoring, appropriate inoculation planning, traceability, compliance preparation, and responsible commercialization.

15 haInitial integrated plantation footprint*100Target trees per managed 1,000 sqm*End-to-endPlanting to commercialization
*Planning targets subject to verification, design, survival, and regulatory requirements.
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Leadership & stewardship

People behind
the mission.

Meet the full Team →
profile p.celso

Founder, Chairman

Pastor Celso Agbones

profile roel

Co-founder, CEO

Roel Abatayo

profile bobbit2

Co-founder, COO

Robert Fresnido

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AgarTrace plantation verification

AgarTrace • sourcing with integrity

From a claim
to evidence.

AgarTrace connects plantation identity, planting material, field activity, milestones, documentation, and commercial workflows in a structured digital record.

  • 01Seedling and source records
  • 02Plantation and activity evidence
  • 03Chain-of-custody readiness
  • 04Buyer-facing verification support

Technology supports—but does not replace—physical verification, due diligence, permits, DENR requirements, CITES documentation, or lawful chain-of-custody controls.

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Compliance & sustainability

Responsible operations
need more than promises.

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DENR readiness

Site, plantation, transport, wildlife, and environmental requirements must be confirmed with the competent authorities.

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CITES awareness

International trade in regulated agarwood material requires applicable permits, documentation, and lawful chain-of-custody evidence.

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Science-informed practice

Biological monitoring, quality controls, and technical methods should be evidence-led and responsibly applied.

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Independent verification

Qualified third-party review can strengthen—not substitute for—regulatory compliance and buyer due diligence.

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Your land. Your next conversation.

Let’s explore what
responsible growth
could look like.

For qualified landowners, strategic partners, funders, buyers, and community stakeholders.

The Workspace, Eastwood City
Quezon City, Philippines
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