Negros Occ. prov’l coffee board pushed
- Source: http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2015/06/21/negros-occ-provl-coffee-board-pushed/
- Sunday, June 21, 2015
- By FRAIRE ACUPAN (PN)
BACOLOD City – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Sag-ang Coffee Producers Association (SCPA) and the Organik na Negros! Organic Producers and Retailers Association (Onopra) proposed the creation of an ad hoc coffee board in Negros Occidental.
“Negros Organic Coffee Board” is seen to boost the organic coffee industry in the province by guiding coffee farmers “from planting to brewing,” said Onopra president Ramon Uy.
It will teach coffee farmers how to earn more money from organic coffee by making their own local coffee brands.
“For a farmer to become rich, one needs to be an ‘agripreneur,’” said Uy.
Based on the experience of Onopra members, they earned more after venturing in agricultural entrepreneurship, he said.
“We encourage [farmers] to create their own brand because every coffee origin has its own flavor,” he added.
Negros Occidental has 3,000 hectares of organic coffee plantations, according to Uy.
Onopra, DTI and SCPA were yet to present their proposal to Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr.