Coco Enterprises for Coco Communities by Maitet Diokno-Pascual 4th Daet Coconut Congress, Kalinangan Center, 7 November 2013

Outline of Discussion Organizing Communities for Enterprise Organizing Enterprises for Communities Based on our work as a medium scale enterprise that produces and processes fiber and dust from coconut husk

Organizing Communities for Enterprise Pag-aaral at pagsusuri Let us know our coconut Let us use our coconut Let us know our community’s resources Other natural resources Water Electricity Skills Capital

Organizing Communities Pagbubuo ng lakas ng samahan at pagkakaisa Know your strengths Individual As a group (LCIDC from barangay to province) Know your limitations So you can learn to overcome them Know from whom and where you can get help Be careful; sometimes those who say they want to help are not capable of doing so or really want to help only themselves

Organizing Communities Plan your coco business This is your plan, not the plan of other enterprises or government agency Market and product Technology Skills and knowledge Capital It helps to think out of the box; imagine possibilities; let your wildest dreams happen

Organizing Communities What happens if you don’t plan Wala. Wala lang. Ganyan pa rin. Or, someone else will plan for you Which means you are leaving your fate, your future, in the hands of someone else Remember: Even though this other person is someone you can and should trust, how will the enterprise succeed if you don’t own the plan?

Huling Hirit Lang Po Huwag tayong pumayag na matali ang takbo ng negosyo sa presyo ng produktong halos walang nadagdagan na halaga Presyo ng copra Presyo ng bunot Presyo ng coco fiber Pumasok tayo sa mga negosyong nagdadagdag sa kahalagahan ng niyog Ang tawag dito’y “Value Adding” Lilikha tayo ng karagdagang halaga, at makikibahagi tayo sa karagdagang halaga Ibig sabihin, may hati tayo sa kabuuang value at di lamang sa umpisa o sa isang bahagi lamang

Organizing Enterprises for Communities Clear vision, mission & goals Clear bottom lines Sa PEC, 3 ang mga bottom line Maayos na biz plan Maayos na structura ng kumpanya o koop Malinaw ang mga tungkulin at authority ng bawa’t isa Mahusay na lider Oks na oks ang teamwork

Organizing Enterprises Pag-aralan ang value chain at kung sinu sino ang mga kasapi nito Halimbawa, sa paggawa ng coco fiber & nets Ingatan din ang kakayahan ng koop o kumpanya na umunlad nang sarili sa mga darating na taon Ibig sabihin, may bahagi ng karagdagang value na ibabalik sa negosyo Meron ding ilan sa inyo na laging pinag-iisipan kung paano mas lalong pinapaganda ang takbo ng negosyo

PEC Value Chain Network Husk collectors (small biz, 3 persons)‏ Rural workers(21) Rural coops (3) Small biz (1) Plant workers (10) Twining agents (10) Plant Workers (3) Weavers & Edgers Associations (2) 130 twining households in Bicol 1 association with 24 members, another with 26 members, all in Bicol About 50 coconut farmers in Quezon Estimated 20-30 members in all

Isang Payo lang po The better organized you are, the better able you can participate in value creation & sharing. Sa aming karanasan, mas makakatulong sa mga ka-negosyo namin kung may samahan sila. Better protection More direct business relationship

Paano makakatulong ang PEC Provide a structure within which to put all these talents together to produce high quality coir products Market Equipment Working capital Logistical support Provide a business organization to develop implement and monitor a viable business plan Institute a working relationship that is mutually beneficial and empowering On the basis of mutual respect and fairness At the same time, provide mechanisms and incentives to instill business acumen and raise stakeholder claim in the company

Maraming salamat po!!!!!