Edduba through Sison Paut presented the province’s best practices which include the revitalization of the Provincial Coffee Council, provision of assistance to coffee farmers, construction of farm to market roads, technical support to improve product quality, marketing, and participation to national and regional product exhibits and competitions.
Other enablers in the coffee industry like the Department of Agriculture presented the status of Cordillera Coffee Industry Development Roadmap, the Dept. of Trade and Industry on Development Roadmap on Coffee Processing, Dept. of Science and Technology on the role of Research and Development in the Coffee Value Chain, Dept. of Information and Communications Technology on Leveraging Technology to improve Production/Market Share for Coffee Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and the Dept. of Tourism on Coffee Agro-Tourism .
Also presented are business models on coffee production, coffee processing and marketing by successful MSMEs and cooperatives engaged in the coffee industry.
The forum branded as “Mangapi Taku: Investing on the Right Blend” was organized by DTI-CAR which aims to facilitate the attainment of the Strategic Goals of the Coffee Industry Cluster. It serves as an avenue to identify and outline opportunities as well as solutions to address the gaps and challenges in the industry value chain. Further, this is the platform to strengthen awareness on the potentials of the coffee industry to a more elevated exposure and promote sustainable economic development.
