‘Caraga lobster’ launched to banner Region-13
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 10 (PIA) – In time with the grand
opening of the Caraga Agricultural Trade and Marketing Exposition (CARAT Expo
2016) here on Wednesday, the ‘Caraga Lobster’ was formally launched as the
signature brand of the region.
The lobster, pegged as a high-valued product and a
sui generis marine crustacean is considered to significantly stand out as a
distinctive local produce of Caraga region.
“We are into increasing production of perishable
high-valued commodities and improving marketing strategies of those same
commodities including lobster, vegetables, and fishery resources. With lobster
as the regional brand, characterized as edible aquatic specie, favorable
opportunities are at stake for the economic development of the region,” said
Dan Gudhal, chief of party of the Winrock International.
Known of its Philippine Cold Chain Project (PCCP),
a four-year United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funded program,
Winrock International takes the lead on the extensive implementation of its
undertakings in Caraga region.
Since Dinagat Islands became successful in the
production of cultured lobsters, the peculiar features of lobster were seen to
be advantageous and best aqua asset for exportation. Raising lobsters has also
benefitted the community in finding a source of livelihood.
Meanwhile, Butuan City mayor Ronnie Vicente Lagnada
said that “with the world class aqua produce known as lobster, it will help
empower the people for it is time for the Caraganons to be proud of with their
robust resources, something worthy of the promotion as the regional signature
brand.”
Also, in her message, Philippine Economic Zone
Authority (PEZA) director general Charito Plaza bared with much pride about how
fortunate the Caraga as it reached its height of progress especially in coming
up with the region’s official signature brand. She further said that PEZA will
be creating regional ecozones and industrial cities in Mindanao as well.
The symbolic ‘Caraga Lobster’ crawls its pairs of
claws to catch a wider range of opportunities and attract more investors as it
bid of becoming the largest and fastest growing economic hub in Mindanao.
(VLG/PIA-Caraga)
‘Caraga lobster’ launched to banner Region-13
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 10 (PIA) – In time with the grand
opening of the Caraga Agricultural Trade and Marketing Exposition (CARAT Expo
2016) here on Wednesday, the ‘Caraga Lobster’ was formally launched as the
signature brand of the region.
The lobster, pegged as a high-valued product and a
sui generis marine crustacean is considered to significantly stand out as a
distinctive local produce of Caraga region.
“We are into increasing production of perishable
high-valued commodities and improving marketing strategies of those same
commodities including lobster, vegetables, and fishery resources. With lobster
as the regional brand, characterized as edible aquatic specie, favorable
opportunities are at stake for the economic development of the region,” said
Dan Gudhal, chief of party of the Winrock International.
Known of its Philippine Cold Chain Project (PCCP),
a four-year United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funded program,
Winrock International takes the lead on the extensive implementation of its
undertakings in Caraga region.
Since Dinagat Islands became successful in the
production of cultured lobsters, the peculiar features of lobster were seen to
be advantageous and best aqua asset for exportation. Raising lobsters has also
benefitted the community in finding a source of livelihood.
Meanwhile, Butuan City mayor Ronnie Vicente Lagnada
said that “with the world class aqua produce known as lobster, it will help
empower the people for it is time for the Caraganons to be proud of with their
robust resources, something worthy of the promotion as the regional signature
brand.”
Also, in her message, Philippine Economic Zone
Authority (PEZA) director general Charito Plaza bared with much pride about how
fortunate the Caraga as it reached its height of progress especially in coming
up with the region’s official signature brand. She further said that PEZA will
be creating regional ecozones and industrial cities in Mindanao as well.
The symbolic ‘Caraga Lobster’ crawls its pairs of
claws to catch a wider range of opportunities and attract more investors as it
bid of becoming the largest and fastest growing economic hub in Mindanao.
(VLG/PIA-Caraga)
DOST holds root crop based products training in
Dinagat Islands
By Meltzimar Piquero
SAN JOSE, Dinagat Islands, Nov. 10 (PIA) - The
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) conducted recently a two-day Root
Crop Based Products training in support to the 10th Kaadlawan nan Probinsya
(Province Day), held at the DOST Office here.
DOST provincial director Nancy L. Charcos said the
training was conducted purposely to help individuals engage into
entrepreneurship since the province is abundant with cassava.
She said the activity is a good venue to educate
the entrepreneurs to utilize the richness of root crops specifically the
cassava.
Charcos further said that the training focuses on
the demonstration of cassava processing with its by-product the cassava chips,
cassava cake, and cassava roll with techno-demonstration module.
The participants are personnel from the different
offices and cooperatives of the province. (Province of Dinagat
Islands/PIA-Dinagat Islands)
