armm and region 12 orientation

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CACAO INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF MINDANAO

Linking Cocoa Industry Stakeholders for Sustainable Growth

ARMM to undertake revival of cacao

Last May 6-7, 2013, the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries of the AutonomousRegion in Muslim Mindanao (DAF-ARMM) hosted the 2013 Regional Farm Congresscum Achievement and Recognition with the theme: Repormang Agrikultura:Magsasaka at Mangingisda, Kayo and Bida . The two days activity was a gatheringof over 200 farmers and fisher folks from the different municipalities and provincesof the region. Among others, Cacao was one of the highlighted commodities aspriority to be promoted by the ARMM. Director Jalika Mangakop of High Value CropsDevelopment Program, in her speech termed it the revival of Cacao in ARMMbecause accordingly, in the 1980s ARMM areas was once strong with cacaohowever most farmers cut their cacao trees due to lack of technology and market.Now, DAF-ARMM through the High Value Crops Development Program is ready todistribute 300,000 grafted seedlings to farmers and cooperatives in ARMM to revive

the industry in the region. The region is also requesting support from CIDAMi tobring down the technology in ARMM to ensure the quality of farming and meetinternational market standard.

Mr. Alimudin Mala, the Executive officer of CIDAMi presented the organizationalprofile of the CIDAMi, discussed the associations program and services and invitedthe farmers to become members and join the crusade of propagating cacao inMindanao.Mr. Mala also presented the vision of the industry to achieve the 2020Philippine cacao challenge of producing 100,000 metric tons, 50 75 millions treesplanted by 2015 at 7 million seedlings per year. He also posed the challenge forARRM stakeholders to propagate cacao for crop diversification especially in at least150,000 hectares of land planted with coconut and doing the same in 67,500

hectares open areas where cacao is suitable.

The orientation ended with an agreement for CIDAMi and Director Mangakop toconduct training orientation on Nursery Establishment and cacao production in Juneat the ARMMIARC with a commitment from DAF-ARMM to provide cacao seedlings totarget beneficiaries.

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Region 12 supports aggressive establishment of Cacaonurseries

The Region 12 (SOCSARGEN), through the division on High Value Crop DevelopmentProgram of the Department of Agriculture, spearheaded a capability buildingintervention on nursery establishment and cacao production last May 8, 2013 at theBureau of Plant Industry (BPI) Davao City. Agriculture technicians had theopportunity for direct coordination with BPI in their quest for nursery accreditationand technology transfer on nursery establishment. These 30beneficiaries/participants from the different municipalities has benefited fromRegion 12s aggressive efforts to support municipalities in establishment of

nurseries to hasten cacao industry development. Each municipal agrarian officeunder the Region 12 program is supported through the distribution of free seedlingas it pursues crop diversification and integration with other high value crops such ascoconut, banana and rubber.

Mr. Alimudin Mala, executive officer of CIDAMi presented the vision-mission ofCIDAMi, its program and services and the benefits of potential members.Information on global and domestic markets was also presented.

ARRM is poised to empower their farmers by pursuing this cacao campaign throughthe facilitation of technology transfer.




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