Solidifying investment strategies and plans for Mindanao provincial LGUs

Select provincial local government units (LGUs) from Mindanao came together to discuss, draft, collaborate and intensify their comprehensive investment plans for their nominated provincial agricultural commodities through the "Investment Plan/ Investment Promotion Plan Writeshops" in Davao City, October 1-3 and 14-18.

The Investment Technical Working Groups (TWG) from the provinces of Davao de Oro, Davao Oriental, Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur tackled the monumental task of drafting their investment plans and investment promotion plans for coconut, abaca, falcata and water hyacinth, as well as the TWGs from Sulu and Maguindanao del Norte for coconut, coffee, and seaweed. These select individuals coming from the provincial offices were handpicked to brainstorm, strategize and write their inclusive investment plan documents.

This is just the first two batches for this series of writeshops under the GIZ Project "Strengthening the Implementation of Regional and Local Peace and Development Agendas in Mindanao" (SPADe MinPADRISE) and facilitated by AsiaDHRRA and The Moropreneur Incorporated. In November, SPADe will conduct two more writeshops including the Investment TWGs of the provinces of Bukidnon, Cotabato, Sarangani, and Lanao del Norte.

The SPADe project is co-financed by the European Union #EU and the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).