DATE 2015 to stress hog, poultry raising

By Cheneen R. Capon
The Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) will focus on hog and poultry raising in the 17th Davao Trade Expo on September 25 to 27.
DCCCII president Antonio dela Cruz earlier said the three-day exhibition will be at the SMX Lanang Convention Center this year.
This year’s DATE will focus on hogs and poultry industry with the theme ‘’ Building Local Producers for the Global Community.
‘’This annual agricultural event aims to help livestock, poultry, and aquaculture industries to be known not just in the local but the global market as well,’’ DCCCII said in a statement.
DATE 2015 is this year’s perfect time in helping Davao-based small and medium enterprises (SMEs) grow bigger, it added.
‘’DCCCII hosts DATE 2015 not just to create an event but as an opportunity to uplift businesses to success,’’ the statement said.
The chamber will be partnering with the city government of Davao, the Department of Agriculture (DA), and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
Partner organizations from the livestock sector are Davao Hog Farmers Association, Goat Industry Development Council of Davao, Federation of Cattle Raisers Association of the Philippines, and Federation of Davao Dairy Farmers Cooperative.
For the poultry aquaculture sector, it will be in partnership with the Southern Philippines Egg Producers Association and the Regional Aquaculturist Multipurpose Cooperative respectively.
DCCCII will also partner with veterinary technologists from the Davao Association of Veterinary Technical Representatives Inc., and animal breeders of the Mindanao Game Fowl Breeders Association.
‘’DATE 2015 will be the biggest agri-trade event in Mindanao,’’ DCCCII said.