Launching of the Consultancy for Agricultural and Manufacturing Improvement (CAMPI) Program in SOCCSKSARGEN by TAPI and DOST-XII
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In February this year, TAPI’s Consultancy for Agricultural and Manufacturing Productivity Improvement (CAMPI) Program was launched in SOCCSKSARGEN, through DOST-XII headed by its Regional Director, Dr. Zenaida P. Hadji Raof Laidan. TAPI Director Engr. Edgar I. Garcia, Ms. Rosemarie L. Olaer, Sr. SRS & Program Manager-CAMPI, Dr. Virginia G. Novenario-Enriquez, Chief, RITTD-PCIEERD & CAMPI Monitoring Agency Representative, attended the launching which included Orientation/Prequalifying Visit of prospective beneficiaries and witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the program implementation in the region.
The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in agricultural and manufacturing sectors in South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City will stand to benefit from CAMPI’s productivity interventions that will be provided by the program’s two components namely: Consultancy for Agricultural Productivity Enhancement Program (CAPE) and the Manufacturing Productivity Extension Program (MPEX).
Initial beneficiaries of CAMPI in the region include 22 farms for CAPE and 15 firms for MPEX. Consultants for CAPE are Prof. Arlyn A. Mandas, an aquaculture expert from the Mindanao State University-General Santos City (MSU-GSU), handling the aquaculture farm beneficiaries in Sarangani and General Santos City; Prof. Ben G. Bareja, a horticulture expert from MSU-GSC, for the horticulture farms in South Cotabato and Gensan; and Gemma Constantino and Dr. Victorino Laviste of Sultan Kudarat State University (SKSU), for the prawn farms in Lebak, Sultan Kudarat and tilapia ponds in South Cotabato.
For the MPEX beneficiaries, the Summit Consultancy and Research Services headed by Ms. Baby R. Lim and based in Mandaue City, is commissioned to provide pertinent consultancy services.
CONGRATULATIONS to the Regional Winners of the 2011 Regional Invention Contests and Exhibits! | |
CONGRATULATIONS to the Regional Winners of the 2011 Regional Invention Contests and Exhibits!
On behalf of the DOST Regional Offices, the lead agency in the recently concluded Regional Invention Contests and Exhibits, the Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI) is pleased to announce the regional winners cum national finalists of the 2012 National Invention Contests and Exhibits.
The 2012 NICE finalists were chosen from the 832 entries that competed in the nationwide regional invention contests and exhibits. Each of the finalists has shown leadership in the development and promotion of Filipinos’ inventiveness and ingenuity in the six different categories of the invention contests.
This year’s RICE unravelled the Filipino’s innovative creativity and ability in generating functional products/processes that not only make life convenient and easy, but more importantly, help improve our economy. We, at TAPI, are confident that these exposures will challenge our inventors and innovators to deliberately and continuously attempt to create intellectual properties that could prove useful and essential in sustaining the country’s level of inventiveness and productivity. We commit ourselves to continuously support, facilitate and catalyze to produce a conducive environment for invention development through various programs of assistance enunciated in the Republic Act No. 7459, otherwise known as “Inventors and Incentives Act of the Philippines”. We salute the contributions of all the participating contestants and sponsors in promoting the Filipino inventors’ ingenuity and creativity. We look forward to welcoming you all at the main event in July 2012. Again, congratulations to the winners, and to all the people involved in making this 2011 RICE a successful one.
For the full lists of finalists for 2012 NICE, please click <here>. |
