The Project Support Office Mindanao received a plaque of appreciation from Sultan Kudarat State University (SKSU) in recognition of their active partnership in the university’s research and extension undertakings that respond to the development needs of their stakeholders.

PSO Mindanao Project Director and DA XI Regional Executive Director Abel James I. Monteagudo together with I-PLAN Component Head Elden Karl Requilme accepted the award from SKSU which was presented by Dr. Siony Brunio.

DA-PRDP collaborations with the academe through the I-PLAN component such as in the research on the “Establishment of Coffee Farmer’s Profile in North Cotabato, South Cotabato and Sarangani”, is crucial for decision making for planning, programming, and identifying the different interventions that could help boost the coffee industry in Region 12.

Aside from the said profiling activity, DA-PRDP together with SKSU and Nestle Philippines through its convergence, was able to conduct the Knowledge Agripreneurship and Productivity Enhancement (KAPE) Training.

This KAPE training harness the collaboration between government, private sector and academe in supporting and advancing the coffee industry of Sultan Kudarat.

DA-PRD provided total 3.2 Million funding from the European Union Grant in support to SKSU for the implementation of the said 2 convergence projects. ( Joy M. Montecalvo, PSO Min)