Trade fair featuring coconut, coffee, cocoa products underway in Lucena
LUCENA CITY, Quezon - Twenty-one Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises are participating in the "CoCaNut" (coffee, cacao, coconut) Kalakal-Quezon trade fair at SM City Lucena from May 25 to May 31.
The trade fair was organized by the provincial office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) headed by Julieta Tadiosa and initiated for the first time by the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP).
Tadiosa urged consumers to patronize products produced by registered MSMEs in the province to enable them to grow.
She added that Kalakal-Quezon seeks to contribute to the growth and development of the coconut, cacao, and coffee industries and augment the income of farmers.
Quezon is one of the country's top coconut producers and has a fast developing cocoa and coffee industries, said Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA)-Region 4-A Manager Bibiano Concibido.
DTI-Calabarzon Assistant Regional Director Revelyn Cortez recalled that the Quezon provincial government led by Gov. David Suarez institutionalized the Niyogyugan Festival in 2011 to promote the coconut industry and other agricultural products native to the province.
Some of the local products featured in the trade fair were coffee granules, chocolates, virgin coconut oil, and handicraft.