Extension. Collaboration. Innovation

Those are the key components in bringing the community into the paths of progressive land. As the society revolutionalizes livelihood industry, so does the Eastern Visayas State University as it offers an avenue where agricultural and industrial commodities are seen in the city during the annual conduct of the university’s Kadiwa Trade Fair.

The Kadiwa Trade Fair of Eastern Visayas State University was launched last 2021 on the 17th Charter Anniversary of the university and is continuously organized in the succeeding years. It is a week-long activity where local Micro and Macro, small and medium Agri and Non-Agri Enterprises sign up to sell their products, goods, and commodities to the community.

According to the organizer of this year’s Kadiwa Trade Fair, Dr. Severo L. Blanco II, Director for Extension Services, the activity does not only aim to strengthen partnerships but to help every growing entrepreneur to sell their commodities.

“The significance of the KADIWA Trade Fair, aside from strengthening our linkages to our partners, is to help our micro-enterprise sellers where they can earn and sell their products as starting entrepreneurs,” said Dr. Blanco II.

Moreover, Dr. Blanco II added that the activity was more than the profit but the chance to showcase the creative minds of every entrepreneur in making their products, and the collaborative effort that marks their goods marketable.

” One of the rationales on why this KADIWA is conducted is to showcase the innovative products that we have, to make sure that these products coming from our small scale entrepreneurs are recognized, so that, we are not just promoting them but valuing them as part of the hard-earned effort of our partners,” Professor Blanco II added.

This activity did not only help entrepreneurs but also every community who took part in the participating enterprises.

Mrs. Flora Abrematia of Soap Making Production Enterprise stated in an interview that the conduct of this activity will help their family’s financial needs and necessities.

“Dako it igin-bulig ha amon, makakuha kami hin additional income ngan makabulig hit amon pamilya pangangailangan, (This is a big help for us, we can earn additional income and can help on our family’s needs),” Mrs. Abrematia said.

Said activity was organized by the Office of Research and Development and Extension Services (ORDEXs) and a concept of the university president Dr. Dennis C. De Paz who underscored that the service of the university does not only seek the good of the academe, but also for the community.

“EVSU is not only for instruction, not only for research, not only for production but also for extension. We are extending our services to the community and of course to our SMEs,” Dr. De Paz said.

Article by Meraflor Pecore