KEY officials of four farmer-cooperatives of Zamboanga del Sur that have just received equipment through the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Shared Service Facility (SSF) have undergone a two-day Business Management Seminar and Operations Manual Writeshop.
DTI-Zamboanga del Sur provincial director Ma. Socorro Atay said the seminar, which was held from Monday until Tuesday, was aimed to equip the farmer-cooperatives officials with the abilities that will ensure the success of the SSF projects.
Those who attended the seminar are the officials of the following cooperatives: Josefina Abaca Strippers Association (Jasa); Molave Abaca Strippers Association (Masa); Labangan Farmers First Consolidated Multi-Purpose Cooperative (Laffico); Kahugungan sa Mag-uuma, Mamumuon Kababayen-an sa Zamboanga del Sur (Kasammaka); and, Dinas Small Coconut Farmers Organization (DCFO).
They received equipment worth P3.6 million two weeks ago consisting of abaca processing machines, organic fertilizer processing machines and coco coir processing equipment from DTI through the SSF program.
Atay said the SSF program is a priority project of DTI under the “big push” for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) development program.
Atay said the SSF aims to address the gaps in the supply chain of an identified project by providing processing or manufacturing tools, equipment and machines for the common use of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
She said the objective of the SSF projects is to enhance the competitiveness of the priority industry clusters through the use of quality and productivity enhancing machinery and equipment.