Davao City hosted the 18th Davao Agri Trade Expo on September 22-24, 2016 at SMX Convention Center, SM Lanang Premier to promote the agriculture industry in the Davao Region.
The expo featured Mindanao’s golden crops and their financing, processing, marketing and even exporting.
It also highlighted the first ever agri marketing conference on September 23 to provide a venue for business matching and networking and to link agri-traders, businessmen and consumers.
The conference equipped participants with techniques for supplying the local and international markets, tapping the export market, and financing with partner banks.
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology joined the event through five of its consortia in Mindanao.
The consortia featured worthwhile and productive technologies, which include promising Fusarium wilt-resistant banana varieties; native chicken production of; tilanggit production; halal chevon products; and coffee production.
