TUBURAN, Cebu – The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Governing Board with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Cebu held a coconut stakeholders’ dialog and orientation and signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with other government agencies involved in the implementation of a coordinated program under the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) or RA 11524 to ensure the proper utilization of the allocations and submission of periodic accomplishment of these agencies to the PCA project management officer.
Catubis, in behalf of mayor Diamante challenge
the coconut farmers in Tuburan on how sustainable they are and how they can
cope up with the buyer’s demands/requirements as the organizers informed the coconut
farmers/stakeholders of the huge potential to make the coconut industry sustainable.
The event also saw the dialog and business
matching between coconut producers and buyers and a lot of discussions on the
roles of PCIC, CHED, ATI, TESDA, CDA, PCAARD-DOST, DA, NDA, BAI, PHILMEC, DBP,
LBP and DPWH that were presented by PCA Manager of Cebu Provincial Office
Johndom Domagtoy, stressing on the inter-agency program collaboration in
helping the coconut industry to flourish and become one of the country’s agricultural
driver.
According to DTI-Cebu SME Development Chief Marivic Aguilar that the role of DTI in the CFIDP is market research, marketing assistance and market promotion. Some of DTI’s marketing assistance and promotional activities are the One Town, One Product (OTOP) Hub, the Kalibutan Project and the conduct of trade fairs where many of the coconut and its buy products are sold.
DTI Cebu Director Rose Mae Quiñanola expressed her gratitude to the participants, the farmers, buyers and all the agencies present during the one-day activity and said, the farmers should remain steadfast and resilient and suggested they should consider to register as a cooperative or affiliate with big brother cooperatives.
DTI said that the coconut priority products in Cebu include cooking oil from coconut meat, vinegar from coconut water, coco sweetener (sugar) from coconut sap, charcoal briquettes from coconut shell and coco fiber/ coco coir from coconut husk. (Photos:DTI-Cebu)
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