The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region 2 and the DOST-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the project, “Inclusion of Products from PCAARRD–assisted MSMEs to oneSTore Nationwide.”
As the funding agency, Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora, PCAARRD Executive Director led the MOA signing together with the project’s implementing agency’s head, Engr. Sancho A. Mabborang, Regional Director of DOST Region 2. The project’s duration is from January to December 2020.
With a total grant of ₱4.8 million, the project is expected to include generated technologies and products by micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from projects assisted by the Council. Moreover, it aims to promote PCAARRD technologies/products through various social media platforms in order to increase web traffic awareness and existence of the products in the local market.
oneSTore.ph is a government e-commerce platform that markets 100% Filipino products developed by MSMEs in the country. DOST developed and maintains the platform.