SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture-12 is urging entrepreneurs to emulate the women in Tampakan town, now popular for their turmeric powder production project. The DWA in Barangay Danlag, Tampakan started producing turmeric powder only via manual procedure. The group only had five workers then with an output of less than five kilos of turmeric powder in a week. Municipal officials said Saturday it was a P600,000 support grant from the SMI that gave DWA's turmeric powder production project a remarkable boost. DWA’s president, Virginia Basan, said their turmeric powder production now provides additional income for members, mostly housewives and working college students.

Source: Philippine Star June 26, 2021 07:41 UTC