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| Overview - DATE History |
1999-davao gateway to the country's food basket
The DCCCII initiates
DATE, the first
large agriculture
event in Mindanao,
which brought
together sectors of
livestock,
horticulture,
fishery, food
processing, agri
by-products, and
agri-industrial from
all over the
country. DATE was
conducted in support
of the
administration's
thrust to make
Mindanao the
country's food
basket.
Exhibitor’s Sales:
Php 4,585,190.16
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2000- Agriculture in Mindanao, a National Interest
The success of the first DATE paved the way to a second DATE showcasing most of Mindanao’s agricultural products. The Department of Agriculture has acknowledged DATE as the major annual agriculture exhibit in Mindanao. Business matching, plant visits, investment opportunities, briefings and forum on joint venture were highlighted among others.
Exhibitor’s Sales: Php 567,611.38
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2001 –
Gearing towards Agricultural
Modernizationt
DATE leads Mindanao
at the forefront of
all the business and
government sector
efforts to prompt
agricultural
modernization. Some
of the government
programs are
Ginintuang
Masaganang Ani
Program and
Agriculture &
Fisheries
Modernization Act (AFMA).
DATE brings in a
broader perspective
by featuring
different components
such as the 1st
Postharvest Festival
in Mindanao,
business matching
and other main
events.
Exhibitor’s Sales:
Php 300,000.00
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2002 –
Enhancing Agricultural Marketing
for Global Competitiveness
DATE helps formulate
a strategic move in
indirectly
increasing the
region’s
agricultural
productivity and
food security thru
activities that will
improve the
marketability of
farmers and fishers
as well as their
produce within the
context of
globalization.
Exhibitor’s Sales:
Php 2,654,459.20
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2003 –
Mobilizing Business for Peace
and Progress
DATE evolved and
transformed into the
Davao Trade Exhibit
where it features
all the major
business sectors --
the agriculture,
trade and commerce,
industry, and
services-- to
significantly
characterize the
vibrancy and
dynamism of the
business community
of Davao and
Mindanao as a whole.
The theme aptly
highlights the role
of the business
sector in addressing
poverty alleviation
as well as peace and
security in the
island. DATE
highlights the 2nd
Reverse Trade Fair
of DTI, techno
transfer series, and
solid waste
management.
Exhibitor’s Sales:
Php 36,098,168.00
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2004 –
Marketing Opportunities for
Local Small Business Enterprises
This year, DATE
focused on enhancing
the Small & Medium
Enterprises (SMEs)
as one of the key
element in economic
growth and
sustainability. The
4th Davao City
Business Conference
(DCBC) was conducted
back-to-back with
DATE to present the
resolutions that
will address various
issues affecting the
business sector. New
features also
include SMED Council
Pavilion and One
Stop Government
Help.
Exhibitor’s Sales:
Php 55,551,558.00
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2005 –
Competing in the Global Market
Place
DATE showcases the
competency and
capability of the
Davao resources to
the world. DATE was
repackaged, to
intensify the
participation among
exhibitors,
extending it from
corporate showcases
to Embassy Pavilions
such as the US
Embassy, with 9
participating
companies. A US
Catalogue Show and a
Seminar on How to Do
Business in US,
presented by
Commercial Trade
Attaché himself, Mr.
Brent Omdahl, was
also organized.
Exhibitor’s Sales:
Php 82,325,778.70
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2006 –
Davao Goes Global
Progressing from the
previous year’s path
towards global
competitiveness,
DATE took further
steps to respond to
the call for
globalization, in
order to enhance and
develop the Davao
Region’s business
climate. DATE
featured the maximum
participation of
government agencies
such as DTI, DA, and
DOST. Each has its
own pavilion, such
as One Town One
Product (OTOP),
Mindanao Agri-Products
Cluster, and the
Small Enterprises
Technology Upgrading
Program (SETUP),
respectively. A
One-Stop shop for
the business support
services was also
launched, the NERBAC
(National Economic
Research and
Business Assistance
Center (NERBAC) of
DTI. Government
services were pooled
in to one center to
provide single entry
point for investors.
Moreover, Davao
Forum on Investment
and Trade (DFIT) was
conducted to promote
opportunities within
the 8 champion
industry clusters of
the region. The
keynote speaker was
DTI Undersecretary
for regional
Operations Group,
Carissa
Cruz-Evangelista.
Exhibitor’s Sales:
Php 106,800,000.00
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2007 –
Invest in Davao: Gateway to
BIMP-EAGA
This year’s theme
rides on the crest
of the BIMP-EAGA
Conference held in
the city. This is a
manifestation of the
Chamber’s thrust to
promote Davao as an
investment
destination gateway.
As has been in the
past, US Embassy
once again conducted
the US Catalog Show
and showcased a US
Pavilion. DTI yet
again collaborated
with DATE to
showcase the 12
Champion Industry
Clusters of the
region (Mango,
Banana, Coconut,
Wood, Eco-Tourism,
ICT, Seaweeds,
Mining,Bio-fuels,
Agri-Machinery,
Poultry & Livestock
and Allied Services)
along with some of
the key LGUs in the
region like CARAGA,
Davao Del Norte and
Davao Oriental.
Also, Investment &
Technology Forum,
the Taiwanese
Business Matching,
and the simultaneous
conduct of MICT
congress were among
the highlights.
Exhibitor’s Sales:
Php 79,769,118.20
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