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The Ministry of Trade, Investments and Tourism (MTIT) convenes government ministries and agencies to create the technical working group (TWG) that shall focus on boosting the coffee industry in the province of Lanao del Sur. (Jason Casas/PIA-10/Lanao del Sur) |
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)--As part of its goal of bolstering more agricultural production that brings additional opportunities to the province of Lanao del Sur, a new technical working group (TWG) was created to particularly focus on boosting the coffee industry in the province, the Bangsamoro region and the Philippines in general.
The Ministry of Trade, Investments and Tourism (MTIT) led the first convention of different ministries and line agencies in the province for the formation of the TWG wherein the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR) was appointed as the chairman while the MTIT and the Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPAG) were recognized the vice-chairmen.
The list of official members included the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MOLE), Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Mindanao State University (MSU), Philippine Information Agency (PIA), and Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education - Technical Skills and Development (MBHTE-TESD), among others.
MTIT-Lanao del Sur Provincial Director Mohammad Aquil Mamainte stressed that while they are mandated to promote and develop productions in the province of Lanao del Sur, they do their best to tap various partners and stakeholders who have relevant roles that can be of help to make progress in the coffee industry.
“Hindi kaya ng MAFAR lang. Kailangan natin ng cooperation ng ibang sector at ibang stakeholders sa coffee,” he said.
[This cannot be done only by the MAFAR. We need the cooperation of different sectors and other stakeholders of coffee.]
Mamainte further emphasized that they pursued the formation of the TWG to effectively formulate a road map for coffee production in Lanao del Sur province.
“Hopefully, with the coordination of this TWG, every now and then, kailangan mag-update. Kung walang roadmap, paiba-iba ng direksyon. Kung may ganito [TWG], may efficient, mabilis at maganda ang results.” he said.
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| Ministry of Trade, Investments and Tourism (MTIT)-Lanao del Sur Provincial Director Mohammad Aquil Mamainte says they tap other government partners believing that one office alone cannot do the work of boosting the coffee production in Lanao del Sur province. (Jason Casas/PIA-10/Lanao del Sur) |
MTIT-Lanao del Sur Senior Trade Industry Development Specialist Abdul Bashit Sabdullah bared that the road map to be formulated through the Coffee Industry TWG should be effective from 2022-2026.
He stated this was the first time they created a TWG for such a production as years back, before the birth of the Bangsamoro region, they had only pushed each province to focus on one production which in the case of Lanao del Sur province is the abaca industry.
Sabdullah added that for this time, the MTIT is already regionalizing the coffee production, thus, the pursuance of the TWG.
Earlier, Mamainte underscored that seeing a great demand for coffee in the country and with enough available land area in Lanao del Sur province, they intended to promote coffee growing and production to make the said land area beneficial on the communities’ end. (CRG/PIA-10/Lanao del Sur)
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