DOST unveils project to boost productivity of agri, manufacturing sectors

COTABATO CITY,  Feb. 14 (PIA) --   Micro, small and  medium   enterprises (MSMEs) in agricultural and manufacturing sectors  in  Soccsksargen Region  have more  opportunities  to strengthen their business courtesy of the  Department of Science and Technology - Region 12 (DOST-12).

Dr. Zenaida P. Hadji Raof Laidan, DOST-12  regional director, said they launched recently the “Consultancy For Agricultural and Manufacturing Improvement” (CAMPI) program to boost the productivity of MSMEs to become competitive in the domestic and international markets.

CAMPI has two components, namely:  Consultancy for Agricultural Enhancement Program” (CAPE) and the Manufacturing Productivity Extension Program(MPEX).

“By availing these CAMPI projects, we are confident that the beneficiaries will attain higher productivity that will be favorable to their businesses,” Dr. Laidan said.

DOST hopes that with these projects  MSMEs  can turn into big players both in the local and international markets to help sustain the economic growth in the countryside, she added.

CAMPI is funded by the Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI), an attached agency of the DOST.

The orientation for the CAMPI beneficiaries was held in General Santos City, where DOST-12 also signed a memorandum of agreement with the program’s consultants.

Witnessing the event were Engr. Edgar I. Garcia, TAPI director, and Dr. Virginia Novenario-Enriquez, chief of RITDD, Philippine Council for Industry and Emerging Technology Research and Development or PCIEERD-DOST.

Consultants  for CAPE component  are: Prof. Arlyn A. Mandas, an aquaculture expert from the Mindanao State University in General Santos City  who will  handle the fish-farm beneficiaries in Sarangani and General Santos City; Prof. Ben G. Bareja, a horticulture expert from MSU-GSC, for the horticulture farms in South Cotabato and Gensan and   Gemma Constantino and Dr. Victorino Laviste of Sultan Kudarat State University (SKSU) who  provide consultancy services to the prawn farms in Lebak, Sultan Kudarat and tilapia ponds in South Cotabato.

Ms. Baby R. Lim, of the Summit Consultancy and Research Services, a DOST accredited consultancy firm based in Mandaue City, was chosen as  consultant for  the MPEX component.

Initial  beneficiaries   of the  program include   15 firms that qualified  for the  MPEX  component and   22  farms  for the  CAPE component.

CAMPI program is a component of DOST’s  umbrella  program, Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program   (SET-UP).

Other components include technology trainings, laboratory services, packaging and labeling, and technical assistance.

For more information about SET-UP, kindly visit the Provincial Science and Technology Centers nearest you. (OLAbo/DOST-12/DEDoguiles/PIA 12)

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