Coffee road map to be drawn in Western Visayas

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ILOILO City – Western Visayas will host the localization of coffee road map from Aug. 2 to 4, said Regional Director Rebecca Rascon of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

Rascon said coffee stakeholders in Western, Central and Eastern Visayas and the Negros Island Region would be present to map out the future of the coffee industry.

President Rodrigo Duterte in March approved the Philippine cacao and coffee industry road maps, which are vital instruments to provide direction to the concerned stakeholders toward sustainable and globally competitive Philippine cacao and coffee industries, and seen to contribute in achieving food security and poverty alleviation.

Rascon said these road maps need to be localized per island or per region.
On the first day of the event, the stakeholders will discuss about their inputs like how to grow coffee, how to harvest coffee, how to choose the variety of coffee that are suitable to plant, among others.

On the second day, simultaneous workshops will be conducted by region.
“They will come up with their own strategic objectives on how to move forward the coffee industry in their region,” Rascon said.

In Region 6, Rascon said a regional coffee and Iloilo coffee councils were already created.
Enrolled in the regional coffee council were the provinces of Iloilo, Antique and Capiz.

On the last day of the event, the stakeholders would talk about market opportunities of coffee.
The three-day event in August will help spell out the future of the coffee industry in the Visayas, said Rascon. (PNA)
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