Basilan, BARMM – Nine (9) identified cooperatives under the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Technology Transfer and Commercialization Program (TTCP) received about Php 6,300,000 worth of food processing and a repaired production area from August 29 to September 1, 2022 turnover ceremony.
In one of the turnover activities, Bangsamoro Director-General Abdulrakman K. Asim said that the interventions given by the ministry were in support of the goal of the Bangsamoro Government that programs and services must be provided to the people of BARMM.
“Andito ang MOST upang isagawa ang layunin ng ating Chief Minister Ahod Balawag Ibrahim na ilapit sa ground, sa mga komunidad ang programa at serbisyo ng Bangsamoro Government upang matulungang i-angat ang inyong kabuhayan”. BDG said.
[MOST is here to implement Chief Minister Ahod Balawag Ibrahim’s goal to give the programs and services of the Bangsamoro Government on the ground or community to help you in your livelihood.]The nine cooperatives that benefitted from this were as follows:
- Sapah Bulak Women Service Cooperative
- Tipo-Tipo Farmers Association
- Balagtasan Community Development Organization
- Kelluman si Kauman Taberlongan Producers Cooperative
- Apil-Apil Fishermen Cooperative
- Ulitan BM Fishermen Cooperative
- Tairan Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Agricultural Multi-Purpose Cooperative
- Maluso Bangsamoro Agri-Aqua Farmers and Producers Cooperative
- Jezreel Coffee Cooperative
Under the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises – Upgrading Program (MSMEs-Up) and Science and Technology Livelihood Assistance Program (STLAP) of MOST’s TTCP, the activity aims to support people’s organizations and cooperatives in the community by upgrading their production lines, train them on technology, food safety, and halal awareness, food processing equipment demonstration and other technical assistance.
It also provides them with processing equipment and production area to boost production, adhere to good manufacturing practices, and be Halal-compliant.
The MOST technology intervention for cooperatives aims to produce quality products that are also packaged and labelled standard. It is to produce products that are safe to consume, nutritious, quality, halal, and marketable.
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