Iligan develops abaca industry under 'one town, one product' project
by Nerisa C. Koppin
Cagayan de Oro City (20 January) -- THE development of the abaca industry has been identified as Iligan City's focus project under the One Town, One Product Project of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
According to the Department of Trade and Industry, different agencies have already extended support to the development of the abaca industry in the city.
Some 600 hectares of land in five barangays in the city are already planted to abaca with the support of the city government and Land Bank of the Philippines under the LGU-LBP shared financing program.
To ensure its growth, the DTI has started developing the downstream industries through value-adding activities, such as basic training on weaving and dyeing to selected women representing the different barangays in the city, which is funded by Rep. Alipio Cirilo V. Badelles of the 1st district of Lanao del Norte.
These women are now members of the Community Organizing Development Workers Association (COCD-WA).
Recently, the COCD-WA members participated in a study mission cum technology training in Leyte, Bicol, and Bicutan with DTI personnel to further develop their products and include the garment industry as one of their prospective markets.
The group visited the National Abaca Research Center in Visca, Baybay, Leyte and attended the briefing on abaca production and testing of available equipment for weaving, as well as benchmarking of products exported by companies the visited at the Bicol Exporters.
The last stop was in Bicutan to observe the technology demonstration on fabric softening, attend a lecture on dyeing, testing of stripping machine, and briefing on available machines for abaca processing.
Leonor Tianco, DTI senior specialist and point person on abaca industry, said abaca product production not oly help augment the income of Iliganons, but create more jobs, as well as boost the economic status of manufacturers. (PIA 10) [top]
http://www.pia.gov.ph/news.asp?fi=p060120.htm&no=51
Cagayan de Oro City (20 January) -- THE development of the abaca industry has been identified as Iligan City's focus project under the One Town, One Product Project of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
According to the Department of Trade and Industry, different agencies have already extended support to the development of the abaca industry in the city.
Some 600 hectares of land in five barangays in the city are already planted to abaca with the support of the city government and Land Bank of the Philippines under the LGU-LBP shared financing program.
To ensure its growth, the DTI has started developing the downstream industries through value-adding activities, such as basic training on weaving and dyeing to selected women representing the different barangays in the city, which is funded by Rep. Alipio Cirilo V. Badelles of the 1st district of Lanao del Norte.
These women are now members of the Community Organizing Development Workers Association (COCD-WA).
Recently, the COCD-WA members participated in a study mission cum technology training in Leyte, Bicol, and Bicutan with DTI personnel to further develop their products and include the garment industry as one of their prospective markets.
The group visited the National Abaca Research Center in Visca, Baybay, Leyte and attended the briefing on abaca production and testing of available equipment for weaving, as well as benchmarking of products exported by companies the visited at the Bicol Exporters.
The last stop was in Bicutan to observe the technology demonstration on fabric softening, attend a lecture on dyeing, testing of stripping machine, and briefing on available machines for abaca processing.
Leonor Tianco, DTI senior specialist and point person on abaca industry, said abaca product production not oly help augment the income of Iliganons, but create more jobs, as well as boost the economic status of manufacturers. (PIA 10) [top]
http://www.pia.gov.ph/news.asp?fi=p060120.htm&no=51
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