Wednesday, April 18, 2012

DTI-DN highlights EPP accomplishments in Feb


DAVAO CITY, Apr. 18 – The Department of Trade and Industry in Davao del Norte (DTI-DN) has underscored the February 2012 performance of the Export Pathways Program (EPP) in the province.

Citing the office’s report, DTI-DN officer-in-charge Engr. Vedastito C. Galvez said DTI-DN was able to corner a number of good business prospects for the period covered as a result of its EPP interventions.

The EPP is an initiative started in 2006 which is aimed at providing the necessary and tailor-fit interventions to the would-be exporters and exporting local small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

With the program’s success in the region, it has already been adopted by all DTI regional offices throughout the country.

As of February 2012, DTI-DN has 56 EPP-enrolled SMEs.

Galvez said one of the program’s major accomplishments is the granting of PUM Netherlands the amount of P240,000 (Euro4,000) to the Chokolate de San Isidro, Inc. for the various improvements in its factory which will include the roasting equipment, transformer (for power stability), and some other necessary machines for product improvement.

This is through the initiative of the office.

CSI is also expecting a loan of US$120,000 from its European client for its fermentation facilities.

This development, Galvez said, will surely give a boost to the group’s sales as this will mean additional production capacity that will enable them to meet their clients’ volume requirements.

Further, this will also mean improved products (chocolate tablets).

Aside from this development, the EPP has likewise encouraged the Davao del Norte provincial government, through its Investment and Promotion Center, to allocate a budget of P735,000 for the establishment of the provincial pasalubong center (souvenir shop) in Tagum City.

Meanwhile, two cooperatives from the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCoS) were able to avail of the coco coir twining machines from Regwill Industries, the trainer of the basic skills training on coco coir twining under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) of DTI-DN.

Further, a marketing agreement with Regwill Industries was made during the training. Such agreement has enabled the cooperative to sell their coco coir to the company at an agreed price.

“This is just the initial major accomplishments for the first two month of this year. We can expect that more will be done and achieved in the coming months,” Galvez said. (DTI-11/JenMendoza)


No comments:

Post a Comment