The Department of Science and Technology – Negros Island Region (DOST-NIR) has vowed to help coffee farmers in Dauin, Negros Oriental improve their production to make them competitive in the market.<\/p>\n
DOST-NIR officer-in-charge, Assistant Director Gilbert Arbon said Thursday they would find interventions for the Baslay Highland Agriculture Cooperative (BASHACO) as its coffee production still needs refinement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe DOST is gearing up to make Dauin a \u2018smart municipality,\u2019 a ridge-to-reef sustainability concept, that would include Apo Island and Baslay,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
BASHACO is located in Dauin\u2019s Barangay Baslay.<\/p>\n
Arbon said he learned from BASHACO\u2019s chief executive officer Ruel Perez that the cooperative\u2019s coffee production was affected by the El Ni\u00f1o-triggered drought last year and a typhoon, which resulted in reduced yield.<\/p>\n
He also noted the high moisture content of the cooperative\u2019s coffee beans, which affects post-production and has to improve on storage capacity.<\/p>\n
In terms of intervention, Arbon said the DOST has its Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARD) that has funded the development of a technology dubbed “smart agriculture.”<\/p>\n
Arbon said they hope to include Baslay in the implementation of this project for coffee production and post-harvest facilities.<\/p>\n
He lauded Dauin\u2019s local government unit for being supportive of BASHACO as its Baslay Highland Brew Coffee is the One Town, One Product (OTOP) of the municipality.<\/p>\n
BASHACO is one of 30 exhibitors participating in the 3rd Dumaguete Coffee Festival, which kicked off Thursday at the Robinsons Place mall in this capital city.<\/p>\n
Participants include coffee shops, baristas, coffee producers and suppliers, farmers\u2019 groups, and retailers of equipment used in the industry.<\/p>\n
The festival runs until July 23 with three competitions highlighting the event initiated by the Department of Trade and Industry, in partnership with Teamskills Technological Institute, Inc. (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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