10/09/2026
See you there!!!
๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐
๐๐๐-๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐โ Nine coconut-based entrepreneurs and farmer organizations from the Zamboanga Peninsula are set to showcase their innovative and value-added products at the ๐๐จ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐๐๐, ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐โ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐, ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐จ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
Organized by the Mindanao Trade and Export Foundation, Inc. (MTEFI) in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Mindanao Regional Offices, including DTI IX, and the Ministry of Trade, Investments and Tourism (MTIT)-BARMM, the trade fair carries the theme โEndless Opportunities of Coconut.โ The event is being implemented under the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP), a comprehensive government program aimed at strengthening the Philippine coconut industry and improving the livelihood and competitiveness of coconut farmers and industry stakeholders.
Nine ZamPen Enterprises to Showcase Coconut Innovations
Representing DTI Region IX are nine CFIDP-assisted coconut-based enterprises from across the region:
1. ๐๐จ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ โ Mr. Jairus E. Famadico, Zamboanga Sibugay
2. ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ โ Ms. Kislin Joy Comonsad, Zamboanga del Norte
3. ๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐จ ๐
๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ โ Mr. Michael Rey Emoricha, Zamboanga Sibugay
4. ๐๐ข๐ก๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ โ Ms. Kerma A. Agga, Sulu
5. ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ ๐
๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ โ Ms. Emelda E. Alonzo, Zamboanga del Norte
6. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐โ Ms. Nurmalyn I. Mawad, Sulu
7. ๐๐๐ ๐
๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฌ โ Mr. Eric E. Penales, Zamboanga Sibugay
8. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ โ Ms. Aiza T. Abdurahim, Zamboanga City
9. ๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ โ Ms. Maria Donna Coyme, Zamboanga del Sur
These enterprises represent the diverse potential of the regionโs coconut industry, demonstrating how coconut can be transformed into innovative, value-added, and market-ready products beyond traditional coconut commodities.
The participating entrepreneurs will be accompanied by Rodrigo Montero, Regional CFIDP Focal, and John Bryann Berberio, Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial CFIDP Focal, who will provide coordination and support to the participating enterprises during the trade fair.
Opening Doors to New Markets
The participation of the nine enterprises provides them with an avenue to showcase their products to a broader market, establish connections with potential buyers, and explore new business opportunities. A major component of the trade fair is the Business-to-Business (B2B) Matching Sessions, where exhibitors will have the opportunity to engage directly with institutional buyers such as supermarkets, hotels, exporters, distributors, and other potential business partners.
For DTI IX Regional Director Al-Zamir I. Lipae, the participation of the enterprises demonstrates DTIโs continuing commitment to empowering coconut-based businesses through market exposure and development opportunities.
โThis is our way of empowering our coconut-based enterprisesโby opening doors to new markets, buyers, and business opportunities. Through the CFIDP, we want our enterprises not only to produce quality and innovative products, but also to become more competitive, market-ready, and capable of reaching markets beyond our region,โ said RD Lipae.
The trade fair also seeks to strengthen the coconut value chain by connecting local producers with institutional markets, encouraging product innovation, and providing coconut enterprises opportunities to test new products and assess their commercial viability. These efforts are aligned with the CFIDPโs support for coconut farmers, cooperatives, associations, and coconut-based enterprises through market development, promotion, product development, and innovation.
Showcasing the Endless Opportunities of Coconut
Beyond the trade exhibition, the Coconut Philippines Mindanao Trade Fair 2026 will feature regional activities highlighting the innovative, creative, and cultural potential of coconut. These include coconut-based gastronomy featuring culinary demonstrations, as well as fashion and wearable offerings.
The event is expected to bring together approximately 100 coconut farmer organizations, coconut farmer cooperatives, and coconut-based enterprises from Mindanao, with at least 30 participants targeted to be linked with institutional buyers. It also aims to generate Php30 million in sales, including cash, booked, and under-negotiation transactions.
For the participating enterprises from the Zamboanga Peninsula, the trade fair is more than an opportunity to sell products. It is a platform to build networks, gain market exposure, discover new opportunities, and strengthen their capacity to compete in wider markets.
Through the CFIDP, DTI IX continues to support the development of coconut-based enterprises as they move โfrom the farm to the marketplace,โ contributing to stronger enterprises, expanded market opportunities, and a more competitive and inclusive coconut value chain for Mindanao.
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