DTI Region 2 Is Convening Investors, Buyers, and Coconut Farmers for a Two-City Forum This June. Here Is What Is on the Table.
The DTI Region 2 Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan is hosting a Market Opportunity and Investment Forum for the Coconut Industry on June 1 and 2 in Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya and June 3 and 4 in Sanchez Mira, Cagayan, bringing together investors, institutional buyers, processors, MSMEs, and coconut farmers for two days of investment pitching, technology showcasing, and supply chain deal-making. Virtual participation via Zoom is available.
Cagayan Valley is one of the Philippines' most significant coconut-producing regions. The farms are productive. The farmers are experienced. What has historically been missing is the structured market and investment infrastructure that connects what those farms produce to the buyers, processors, and capital sources that can transform raw coconut output into higher-value products and sustainable enterprise.
DTI Region 2 is building that infrastructure, two cities and four days at a time.
The Market Opportunity and Investment Forum for the Coconut Industry in Region 2 is happening on June 1 and 2 in Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya and June 3 and 4 in Sanchez Mira, Cagayan. Organized under the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan, the forum brings together the full range of stakeholders the coconut value chain needs in the same room: investors, institutional buyers, coconut processors, MSMEs, government agencies, industry experts, and the coconut farmers and farmer organizations who are the primary beneficiaries of the entire effort.
What the Forum Covers
The two-day programme is built around the strategic gaps and opportunities that define where the Region 2 coconut industry is today and where it needs to go. Topics on the agenda include:
Investment Opportunities — presenting the Region 2 coconut industry's case to investors and outlining where capital deployment creates the most impact
Value-Adding Technologies — practical presentations on the processing innovations that transform raw coconut into higher-margin products
Coconut Processing Innovations — deep dives into emerging processing methods, equipment, and operational models
Coconut Coir Geotextiles — a high-value, globally in-demand product line made from coconut fiber, with significant export market potential
Product Standards and Certifications — the regulatory and quality framework that determines access to institutional buyers, supermarkets, and export markets
Supply and Marketing Agreements — structured deal-making between farmers, processors, and buyers, the commercial linkages that turn production into income
Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Coconut Enterprises — future-proofing the industry against climate stress while building long-term viability
A Coconut Product Exhibit will also run alongside the forum, showcasing innovative coconut-based products from Region 2, giving buyers and investors a direct look at what is already being produced across the region.
Who Should Be in the Room
The forum is designed for two distinct audiences with different but complementary roles in the coconut value chain.
Coconut farmers and farmer organizations from Region 2 are the primary beneficiaries and will attend in person at both venues. For farming communities in Nueva Vizcaya and Cagayan, this forum is a direct access point to buyers who want what they grow, investors who want to fund the infrastructure to process it, and government support programmes that can help them scale.
Investors, institutional buyers, coconut processors, and industry stakeholders who cannot attend in person can participate virtually via Zoom. The virtual participation option removes the geographic barrier for Metro Manila-based buyers, regional industry players, and international investors who want to engage with the Region 2 coconut sector without traveling to Nueva Vizcaya or Cagayan.
Why This Forum Matters for the Region 2 Ecosystem
The coconut industry in Cagayan Valley has long operated below its potential value ceiling. Coconut is a whole-crop commodity: the meat, the milk, the oil, the water, the shell, the husk, the fiber, and the trunk all have commercial applications at different points in the value chain. Most of what Region 2 farms produce currently exits the region as raw or minimally processed material, with the value-adding happening elsewhere.
The CFIDP framework that underpins this forum is built on the recognition that closing that value gap requires market linkages, investment, technology access, and institutional support working together rather than in isolation. A forum that puts farmers in the same room as investors, buyers, and technology providers for two days of structured discussion and deal-making is exactly the kind of mechanism that can accelerate that convergence.
Registration is open now at gqr.sh/nnTf. Whether you are attending in person in Bagabag or Sanchez Mira, or joining virtually via Zoom, the forum is the most direct opportunity available to engage with the Region 2 coconut industry's investment and market landscape before June.
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