The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 11 yesterday turned over a total of 25 shared service facilities (SSFs) worth P15 million to 25 cooperatives, associations and local government units in the Davao Region in ceremonies during the Negosyo Konsumer at iba pa (NKATBP), a one-stop caravan of DTI, at the SMX Convention Center.
DTI 11 regional director Maria Belenda Q. Ambi said in a press conference that the turnover of SSFs is part of DTI program designed to increase the competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by providing them with machinery, equipment, tools, systems, skills and knowledge under a shared system.”
The program allows small businesses to move up in the value chain and find a bigger market for their products, he said.
Of the 25 projects, four went to the province of Compostella Valley, five each to Davao City and the provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, and Davao del Sur and one to Davao Occidental.
The particular recipients were LGU Kiblawan for the organic fertilizer production equipment, Tribal Handicraft Makers Association for addendum, Viscaya Plantation Inc. Employees Cooperative for noodle production center, LGU New Bataan for Moringa powder processing facility, and Food Processors Innovation Center of Davao, Inc. for the upgrading of the center.
The DTI 11 allocated a total of P34 million for the 98 projects under the SSF program.
“The rest of the projects will be turned over later this year,” she added. CHENEEN R. CAPON
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