Kadiwa Farmers’ Market reopens in CdeO, boosting access to quality, affordable agri-fishery products

 

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — In its aim to provide affordable, quality, and accessible agri-fishery products to consumers, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) headed by Regional Executive Director Jose Apollo Y. Pacamalan, led the reopening of the Kadiwa Farmers’ Market on January 10 at the Robinsons Limketkai Center, here.

Spearheaded by the agency’s Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) and in partnership with Robinsons, some ten local farmers and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are given the venue to market their fresh produce directly to the public.

Participating exhibitors include the Northern Mindanao Federation of Dairy Cooperatives, Fisherfolks of Agusan Aquatic Agriculture Cooperative, Homegrown Marketing Cooperative, Miarayon Talakag Highland Farmers Association, Manzano Farm, CNQ Farm, CdeO Integrated Farm, NM Foods, Agay-ayan MPC, and Chill and Grind.

The said Kadiwa Farmers’ Market is one of the region’s Kadiwa Pop-up Stores, a marketplace that began in 2020 and is managed by an identified consolidator or supplier to sell locally diverse agri-fishery products at prices lower than those in the general market.

As this initiative continues to strive in its goal to strengthen food security, empower local communities, and enhance the consumer experience, the Pop-up store has been transferred to a much more secure and larger space within the mall to meet both the comfort of the increasing number of exhibitors and the growing consumer base.# (EJLG)