PANDAKOAN MARKS LA TRINIDAD’S 4TH FARMERS, FISHERFOLK MONTH CELEBRATION

May 17, 2025 Provincial

LA TRINIDAD,Benguet

This capital town will launch Pandakoän Program during its 4th Farmers and Fisherfolk Month celebration which runs from May 19 to 29.
Pandakoän Program is covered by Municipal Ordinance No. 13-2025. The activity is held once a month on its last two days. Organizers said under the program farmers can directly sell to consumers, eliminating a “middle man” and reducing costs. . It aims to provide the public with access to affordable goods and the advancement of the One Town, One Product (OTOP) strategy. The term “Pandakoän” (Paglakoan) is an Ibaloi word referring to a marketplace where local agricultural products are sold, while “Dako” is also an Ibaloi term that means to sell or be engaged in selling products. The program is in line with the national marketing initiative, KADIWA ng Pangulo (KNP), where farmers are supported through the promotion of local produce and products. Among the activities line up include — Farmer Official
For-A-Day; Strawberry Technology Updates and Growers Forum; Organic Practitioners Assembly; Cacao and Coffee Day; and Livestock,
Fishery, and Beekeepers Day, among others.

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