Mindanaotoday.com | MinDA exec meets with USTP Claveria head on smart agri park
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), through its Lordilie Enjambre, Area Management Office-Northern Mindanao officer-in-charge, met with officials from the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) Claveria Campus, headed by Chancellor Renato Arazo, to discuss the establishment of Agropolic Science and Technology Park in Claveria, Misamis Oriental.
The establishment of the park will institutionalize the innovation ecosystem of the university, which will significantly help in developing new technologies responsive to the needs of the industry and the economy.
USTP is in the process of formulation plans primarily to bridge the gaps for the protection, conservation, and development of an environment in support to the promotion of the agriculture sector in the locality and neighboring areas.
MinDA is one of the project’s partner stakeholders who will assist in the development plans, taking into account the needs and development aspirations of the local government units of Claveria, Gingoog, Magsaysay, Medina, and Tagoloan, as well as the development programs of national line agencies. (MinDA)