BI-MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF ARmm inDUSTRY cluSTER capacity EnhancEMEnt PROJEct (aiccEP) Seaweed JICA, DTI boost ARMM output surges six industry clusters 500% in Tawi- COTABATO CITY palm oil, abaca, coffee, the SME clusters. Tawi farms ---- Japan International and coconut industry The ARMM Indus- Cooperation Agency clusters in conflict areas try Clustering Capacity GROWTH yield and (JICA) is working closely namely Maguindanao, Enhancement Project or output of seaweed seed- with the Department of Lanao del Sur, Basilan, AICCEP is an offshoot lings surged as high as Trade and Industry (DTI) Sulu, and Tawi Tawi as from an earlier technical 500% in two coastal vil- – Autonomous Region model industries where assistance from JICA, the lages of Karaha and Buan in Muslim Mindanao the region can succeed National Industry Clus- in Panglima Sugala town (ARMM) in strengthen- through investments in ter Capacity Enhance- in the island province of ing six model industry technology transfer. ment Project (NICCEP) Tawi-Tawi, according to clusters composed of mi- Stakeholders of the in 2012 that set up and seaweed cluster chair An- cro, small and medium project recently held a supported 24 SME indus- nabel Sahali. enterprises (MSMEs) to monitoring visit to the try clusters nationwide. Although two meth- boost economic growth coconut and palm oil NICCEP on the other ods were recommended in Mindanao. clusters in Maguindanao hand, was the offshoot of as “good aquaculture SEAWEED SNACK. Tawi-Tawi women show off samples of JICA and DTI identi- to discuss further the in- the successful pioneering practices” in the planting a snack food they processed out of dried seaweeds during fied rubber, seaweeds, dustrialization plans for pilot project DICCEP, or of high quality seaweed a training workshop on seaweed value-adding and food processing. turn to page 6 turn to page 6 ARMM-DTI draws up PHILIPPINE industry roadmaps COTABATO CITY — in place. An industry roadmap for RBOI-ARMM chairman the growth and develop- Ishak Mastura stressed the ment of ARMM or Autono- importance of crafting their mous Region in Muslim own industry roadmaps Cluster Bulletin Mindanao has been drawn for the region considering VOL. IV NO. 8 FOURTH QUARTER 2016 PHILIPPINES up by the Board of Invest- the ever-growing and fast ments (BOI) and its region- changing developments in al BOI office in the ARMM, business and industries in gathering various stake- Mindanao. holders and industries from “In an age where there different regions in a recent are no more borders in AICCEP perks up conference here. trade, our industries in The conference sought the region should shape to discuss the economic op- and move up. Though we portunities and potentials are independent from the for local industries and rest of the regions in the sectors in ARMM and how country, it is important to income in ARMM they can take advantage link and align our strate- COTABATO CITY ---- People living in the Autono- The ARMM DTI Secre- cassava and abaca, Tawi- of the many opportunities gies with that from the na- mous Region in Muslim Mindanao are expected to tary told the participants Tawi for seaweeds, Basilan with the ASEAN Economic tional level,” Mastura said. enjoy higher income in the coming years as different in the conference about for rubber, Sulu for coffee Community (AEC) already (NDBC Economic News) industries are seen to grow and expand into bigger ARMM’s project called the and cacao, among others. Industry Cluster Capac- ”Our vision is for our operations resulting into higher production output. ity Enhancement Program industries to be competi- ARMM clusters to adopt DTI ARMM Region- Atty. Anwar Malang ex- (AICCEP), a partnership tive and to improve the al Secretary Atty Anwar pressed his gratitude to BOI with Japan International Co- lives of our people in the ideas learned from Japan Malang cited the current- and the DTI national office operation Agency (JICA). region. I do hope there will ly ongoing project called for introducing the Indus- Anwar said the AICCEP come a time when we will ONE THING that pan. We saw how it worked ARMM Industry Cluster try Road Map Program to aims to boost the capacity no longer need the 4Ps and stands out for industry clus- in Japan. I’m sure it will also Capacity Enhancement the region. of industry stakeholders that we will have freedom ter teams, from the things work here,” Masahaud said Project, a joint undertaking “At least our region, of the region on clustering from hunger by provid- they learned from their DTI provincial director of the ARMM Department though independent of the their various industries and ing better incomes for our two-week training mission Harrison Haron was partic- of Trade and Industry and national, is not neglected at provide industry mapping people through livelihood in Japan last October was ularly impressed by the An- the basic necessity of an tenna Shops in Japan and Japan International Coop- all. Here in ARMM, we can for various industries: Ma- and business programs,” “Agriculture Cooperative” how Japanese farmers and eration (JICA). craft our own industry lo- guindanao for coconut and he said. (NDBC Economic as the key organization for producers are benefiting DTI ARMM Secretary calized roadmaps,” he said. palm oil, Lanao del Sur for News) farmers. from the shops by provid- For most of the 18 clus- ing an outlet for their prod- ter members who joined ucts that are sold directly to that Japan training mission, the consumer. “It’s a good they now realized that they idea that could be adopted have to strengthen the small by our industry clusters ” cooperatives of farmers Haron said. and activate idle coops by turn to page 7 merging them with other active cooperatives in such industries as coconut, sea- weed, coffee, abaca, rubber, palm oil under the ARMM Industry Cluster Capacity Enhancement Project. Industry cluster lead- ers are discussing ways to ARmm inDUSTRY cluSTER capacity strengthen weak, inactive EnhancEMEnt PROJEct cooperatives through train- A PROJECT OF ing programs and plan ways to federate these big and small groups of coop- eratives at the provincial level, according to Depart- Japan INTERnational ment of Trade and Industry COOPERation AGENCY provincial director Nazrul- ARMM DTI-ARMM Regional Secretary Atty. Anwar A. Malang and ASec. Dr. Abubacar M. Datumanong visited Dari K chocolate company lah Masahud who works in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan with its President and CEO Mr. Keiichi Yoshino during their study trip in Japan on October 17-28, 2017. closely with the seaweed The company proposes a “Bangsamoro Style” cacao production in Mindanao Visit to Saraya Co. Ltd.(standing from l-r: Koji cluster team in Tawi-Tawi. DEPARTMENT OF Dimezu, Sakiko Yushinami, Sec. Atty. Anwar Malang, Keiichi Yoshino, staff of Dari K, Asec. Abubacar Datumanong, Tetsuo “We’re adopting those TRADE & INDUSTRY PHILIPPINES Inooka) ideas we learned from Ja- PHILIPPINE CLUSTER BULLETIN FOURTH QUARTER 2016 PROJECTS High quality seaweeds coming out of Tawi-Tawi HIGHER output and danao State University. and distributing them to better quality seaweeds are Coastal towns being the sea farmers thru their expected to come out of sev- monitored by the seaweed cooperatives. eral seaweed farms in coast- cluster include Sitangkai “It’s often risky going al areas of Tawi Tawi island with 34, 196 hectares of around in motor boats be- as well-trained sea farmers seaweed farm areas, Sibu- cause of the big waves, the began using their newly-ac- tu with 5,562 hectares and weather and security con- quired skills learned from Panglima Sugala with 8049 ditions in the island, but the various seminars and hectares. More volumes (in we went anyway to keep trainings conducted by the metric tons) are expected to in touch with the seaweed seaweed industry cluster come out of Sitangkai which farmers we trained in this under the ARMM Industry produced 5611mt two years project,” says provincial TAWI-TAWI SEAWEED farmer pulls up a long line of floating seaweeds off the coast of the Cluster Capacity Enhance- ago, followed by Sibutu director Nazrullah Masa- island province, showing off robust growth after months of waiting. Growth rate of quality ment Project (AICCEP). with 2560mt and Panglima hud of the Department of seedlings planted the previous months, show growth hitting 400 to 500% performance. “We’re confident the Sugala with 1918mt. Trade and Industry which seaweed farmers we trained Over the past few coordinates with other gov- during our seminars, lec- months, the seaweed clus- ernment agencies helping tures and workshops have ter team had been moving under the AICCEP, a joint Abaca exports up 33% began using their new skills around these coastal areas project of the DTI and Ja- in the planting, growing , around the province on mo- pan International Coopera- harvesting and drying of tor boats in the high seas, tion Agency (JICA). (Phil- as output rises 3.6% seaweeds,” says Dr Jumelita monitoring the seaweed press News) Romero, project team leader nurseries planted with high LEGASPI CITY --- were most pronounced Helping keep an and scientist from the Min- quality seaweed seedlings - Production of abaca in the regions of West- overall increase in out- Agreement continued to grow in ern Visayas and Socsk- put was a 3-percent the nine months from sargen but lower out- rise in Davao region More Sulu farmers boosts January to September puts were also seen in (7.8 million kilos) and 2016, increasing by 3.6 Autonomous Region a 4-percent rise in East- join coffee cluster more cacao percent to 46.1 million in Muslim Mindanao ern Visayas (6.7 million JOLO, SULU --- for high quality coffee kilos, according to the (ARMM) and Caraga. kilos). More and more farmers, beans by multinational output in Philippine Fiber Indus- Production from Exports of abaca- landowners, growers, food companies based try Development Au- Western Visayas based products revved and cooperatives from in Manila seeking more Mindanao thority (FIDA).