An official of the Department of Trade and Industry-Davao Oriental disclosed to the media on Wednesday that the department is eyeing 200 hectares for coffee expansion under the RAPID (Rural Agroenterprise Partnerships for Inclusive Development) Growth Project.
Art Hermoso, officer-in-charge provincial director of DTI-Davao Oriental, told media on Wednesday that under the DTI Rapid Growth Project, they are targeting 200 hectares and are eyeing to accomplish this until the project will end in 2025.
Coffee is one of the priority industries that the RAPID Growth Project supports through the value chain approach.
One of the key features of the RAPID Growth Project is the Conditional Matching Grants. Grant fund support will be provided to qualified proponents to enhance their overall competitiveness level and for the development of the specific agricultural value chain.
“The DTI Rapid Growth Project will focus also on matching grant to avoid na mahatagan sila ug equipment na low ang quality. Ang mangyayari ang funds from DTI Rapid Growth Project i-transfer sa beneficiary so they have the capacity to choose what equipment na best para sa ilaha,” she said during Wednesdays Habi at Kape media forum.
The RAPID Growth Project was conceptualized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
