Another Kadayawan 2012 highlight: 17th Mindanao Trade Expo (MTE) to be held for four days.

Archived picture from MTE 2009, presentation of native
products (photo: davaodelights.blogspot.com)

The 17th Minadanao Trade Expo (MTE) will be held at Abreeza Mall on August 13 - 16, 2012, expecting 66 exporters from all over Mindanao to participate.

The expo is organized for the seventeenth time by the MTE Foundation, Incorporated (MTEFI) and is a economical and cultural highlight in the celebration of Davao City's Kadayawan Festival.

The theme of this year is "MTE 2012 Goes Retail" and seeks to connect local buyers and consumers from the public and private sector.

MTEFI board member Yvette Marie Celi said to the newspaper Edge Davao that "she wants local buyers to enjoy her products at the domestic front and at affordable prices" and added that “the public will really find quality products there.”

The participation fee of the four day event is Php6,000 for non-MTEFI members and Php4,000 for members. The fee includes an assigned space with booth for presentation and consultation.

The MTE 2012 is supported by the Philippine Exporters Confederation (Philexport)-Davao Chapter, USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Abreeza Ayala Mall.

Archived pictures from MTE 2009, presentation of goods and wood
products (photo: davaodelights.blogspot.com)