Responsive and United Bayawan Believers for Economic Recovery Cooperative (RUBBERCO)
Contact Details:
Contact Person: Erjien Tenefrancia, Secretary
Address: c/o FITS Center, City Agriculturist Office, Bayawan City, Negros Oriental, Philippines
Tel: +6335 430 0184; +63917 114 2623
Email: erjien@yahoo.com.ph
Year of Establishment: 2009
Nature of Organization: Small Rubber Farmers Cooperative
Key Function(s):
RUBBERCO shall provide excellent quality of rubber seedlings, appropriate training on rubber farm management, bark management and rubber tapping.
RUBBERCO shall facilitate the collection and marketing of processed rubber products from the different processing centers.
RUBBERCO together with LGU Bayawan City shall conduct regular and periodic Public Bidding for the consolidated rubber products to acquire the best rubber price in the market.
Provide the building to house the DTI SSF Facility for the 6 cluster areas in collaboration with the LGU (housing in processing centers in the identified cluster barangays).
Conduct information dissemination campaign to farmers to promote the service and encourage patronage of the SSF Facility.
Collects minimal service fee for cost of processing (personnel wages, materials, fuel / electricity costs, replacement parts) from farmer-members and non-members availing of the services of the SSF Facility.
Other Facts and Info:
Direct Beneficiaries/Members- 92; Indirect Beneficiaries- 50 individual rubber farmers.
Direct and Indirect Employment-220
Rubber Products-Natural Rubber Latex, Cuplumps, Processed Rubber Sheets
RUBBERCO awarded as the BEST SSF (Income Generating Potential Category) for Region 7 during the Negosyo Konsyumer at Iba Pa launching activity held in Cebu City last June 9-10, 2016.