DTI-13 turns over P8M worth of projects to cooperators in Agusan Norte
BUTUAN CITY -- The Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI) Agusan del Norte under the Shared Service Facilities (SSF)
Program successfully turned over a total of eight SSF projects amounting to P8
million funded from 2018-2021 during the Produkto Ipasigarbo sa Tabuan sa
Agusan – Butuan (PISTA) Christmas Edition Trade Fair Opening at the event
center in SM City Butuan.
The Butuan City School of Arts and Trades (BCSAT), Nasipit Cacao Farmers Ventures Asociation (NACAFAVA), Caraga State University – Cabadbaran Campus (CSUCC), Mamanwa Manobo Mapaso Tribal Sectoral Organization Inc. (MMMTSOI), Manhon Agriculture Cooperative (MACO), local government unit (LGU) of Carmen, Buenas Ko Consumers Cooperative (BKCC), and Makanunayong Mananagat Association sa Ata-atahon Inc. (MMAAI) received the Certificate of Ownership handed by DTI Caraga Director Gay A. Tidalgo and DTI Agusan del Norte Director Lorijane Sacote, witnessed by Provincial Administrator of Agusan del Norte Elizabeth A. Calo.
Qualified cooperators should be fully operational and demonstrate a 10 percent increase in sales and a substantial number of beneficiaries assisted before they will be given ownership. For several years of managing the facility, these cooperators showed discipline and determination in thriving to fulfill the program's objectives which helped them establish a profitable enterprise.
Division Chief of Industry Development Specialist Arcily C. Gonzaga gave the overview of the SSF program and briefly discussed the terms and conditions stated in the Deed of Donation. The turnover marked the beginning of the cooperator’s management of the equipment as owners in continued support of achieving the industry’s development, inclusive growth, and job generation. (DTI-Agusan del Norte/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
