TAILOR FIT | World Bank PRDP Task Team Leader Mio Takada fits the native costume while being assisted by Jeciry Antik, Marketing Manager of Tibolo Farmers Workers Association (TIFWA). The handcrafted blazer is a token of appreciation for the Bank’s invaluable assistance to TIFWA.

Other photo shows Christoph Wagner, Head of Cooperation – European Union in the Philippines joins Ms. Takada and Antik while having a taste of durian – the king of tropical fruits.
The World Bank and EU held its visit to TIFWA in Brgy. Tibolo, Sta Cruz, Davao del Sur as part of its supervisory mission on April 18, 2023.

TIFWA is a recipient of DA-PRDP’s P18.2 million Green Coffee Beans Processing and Marketing Enterprise under the World Bank’s 2nd Additional Financing and EU Co- financing Grant (AF2-EU).
Tifwa Davao DEL Sur being a farmer association of at least 103 members from Bagobo-Tagabawa indigenous tribe is a prioriry beneficiary of PRDP’s AF2-EU Co- financing.| Text & Photos: NTProvido