PINUKPUK, Kalinga (PIA) – – Personnel of the Department of Trade and Industry and the Negosyo Center of Pinukpuk visited two farmers organizations in Taggay, Pinukpuk to help widen their marketing scope.
This is to ensure progress and development of the Bibbila Timpuyog Farmers Association and Taggay Upland Farmers Association which are assisted under INREMP-LES (Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Program-Livelihood Enhancement Support) program.
Josephine Daliyong, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Division head of DTI and Aurelia Awing, Negosyo Center Business Counsellor for Pinukpuk , visited the organizations to further coach them on how to improve their marketing strategies, to empower, encourage, monitor, and update them with all the necessary promotional measures they need.
The Bibbila Timpuyog Farmers produces vermicast purely organic fertilizer made out of corn and banana while Taggay Upland group is engaged in banana chips. Both groups already created a business chain, however, they lack one stakeholder from the marketing team, or retailers/ resellers to fully complete the chain.
DTI awarded the two associations with package of assistance that includes capability building training, a building, processing equipment and working capital.
Awing is inviting investors or retailers who could alleviate the worries of local producers and to help their business grow.
There are nine people’s organizations in the province assisted under the INREMP and DTI-led LES2.(JDP/PAB-PIA CAR, Kalinga)
