The need for Tribu Matigsalug's Harvest Market

After several visits and tree growing activities with our partner Indigenous People (IP) association in Marilog, i.e. Matigsalug Association of Council of Elders, Marilog District, Davao City, Inc. (MACOEMDDCI), we learned that one of their primary needs to sustain the tree growing activities in the area is the tangible support to market their farm produce.  Since agriculture is their main livelihood they dream of having their own harvest market to be run by the association itself so that IP farmer members do not have to sell their products to some middle man or trader anymore.  This way, the association can intervene in the marketing directly to several public markets and malls in the City at a more competitive price.