SITTIE AISHA BALT: Cultivating Cacao into the Culture
Competition is often stifled by the presence of titans in the industry, and small enterprises cannot keep up with the machinery of the big ones. This notion is being challenged by a Maranaw woman who is defying the status quo in the chocolate industry, or cacao sector to be more precise. Ms. Sittie Aisha Balt, […]
DR. JALIKA D. MANGACOP: Planting the Seeds of the Coffee Industry
The coffee industry of BARMM is a perfect example where women lead the charge and propagate its growth just like a mother plant would do for coffee. Coffee’s history in the Bangsamoro has been closely intertwined with its rich tapestry as a staple in either conflict resolutions or festive celebrations. One cannot speak about coffee […]
EU BAEP CRESCENT facilitates the signing of the MOU between KENRAM and 11 ARBO Cooperatives in Basilan
The EU BAEP CRESCENT project is achieving its goal of “Creating Responsible Sustainable Competitive ENTerprises (CRESCENT)” with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between KENRAM Palmoil Industries Inc (KPII) and the 11 Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organizations (ARBO)/ Cooperatives in Basilan on 20 June 2024 at the KENRAM grounds at Isulan, Sultan Kudarat. The […]
BARMM Coffee Enterprises shine at the Philippine Coffee Expo 2024
Philippine Coffee Expo 2024
ECCP Launches BAEP CRESCENT Project
The ECCP officially launched the Bangsamoro Agri-Enterprise Program (BAEP) Creating Responsible Competitive Enterprises (CRESCENT) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Agribusiness Sector as one of the implementing partners of the EU-funded BAEP Project on February 15, 2024, in Davao City. The BAEP CRESCENT Project is a 4-year initiative aimed at contributing to […]
ECCP joins the official launch of the Bangsamoro Agri-Enterprise Programme (BAEP)
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) team was represented at the official launch of the Bangsamoro Agri-Enterprise Programme (BAEP) in Cotabato City on 15 January 2024. The Bangsamoro Agri-Enterprise Programme (BAEP) is a five-year initiative funded by the European Union through an Agreement with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, […]
BAEP-CRESCENT joins Niyogosyo Fair and Expo 2023
The BAEP-CRESCENT Project was invited to participate in the Niyogosyo Fair and Expo 2023 last December 13, 2023, held at the Mall of Al-nor Annex, Cotabato City.
Mr. Antonio Peralta, BAEP-CRESCENT’s BARMM Program Coordinator, gave a presentation introducing the Project during the event’s afternoon session. He opened his talk by enumerating some issues faced by the region’s agricultural industry, such as the lack of stable electricity. Sharing that the Project was working to help address those issues, Mr. Peralta then presented BAEP-CRESCENT’s summary, objectives, outputs, activities, challenges and opportunities identified, and progress thus far.
Technical Assistance through Start and Improve Your Business Program continues in BaSulTa Region
The second cohort of European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) and International Labour Organization (ILO) co-organized Training of Trainers (ToT) on Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) concluded last December 4-7, 2023 in Garden Orchid Hotel, Zamboanga City. The cohort was attended by representatives from the business sector, government agencies, and civil service […]
ECCP-ILO Training on Start and Improve Your Business launches in Cotabato City
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), in partnership with International Labour Organization (ILO), organized the first Training of Trainers (ToT) in Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) as part of the implementation of the “The Bangsamoro Agri-Enterprise Program: Creating REsponsible Sustainable Competitive ENTerprises” (BAEP CRESCENT) last November 21-25, 2023 in EM Manor […]
ECCP implements CRESCENT Project (or Creating REsponsible Sustainable and Competitive Enterprises in the Agri- business Sector of BARMM
The ECCP is implementing a four-year EU-funded project entitled the “CRESCENT Project (or Creating REsponsible Sustainable and Competitive ENTerprises in the Agri-business Sector of BARMM” which is being initiated under the EU Bangsamoro Agro-Enterprise Program (BAEP). The project aims to contribute to a peaceful, cohesive, secure, and inclusively developed Bangsamoro by promoting rural and value chain development towards strengthening agri-fishery and rural enterprise engagement.