ACDI-VOCA has turned over equipment and a vehicle to MPSPC in a ceremony held on September 29, 2023 at the CVSDRED Center. The turnover ceremony formally ends the fruitful partnership between ACDI-VOCA and MPSPC that began in 2018. This partnership has been instrumental in improving and establishing the Montañosa Coffee Center which was officially launched in December 2022.
With the funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), ACDI-VOCA, through its PhilCAFE project also assisted MPSPC in completing two coffee research projects and in providing various training for Mountain Province coffee farmers and Montañosa Coffee Center personnel. ACDI-VOCA has also connected the College to the World Coffee Research and the World Bank-funded Philippine Rural Development Project of the Philippines (PRDP) of the Department of Agriculture.
The turnover ceremony was led by Mr. Terrence J. Ryan, Chief of Party-ACDI-VOCA, Philippines, College President Edgar G. Cue and attended by various stakeholders and College officials. A Plaque of Appreciation was given to the ACDI-VOCA team for their assistance to MCC in achieving excellence in coffee nursery establishment and management.
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