PALAYAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, June 20 (PNA) — The Regional Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) team has recently named the Kababaihan Masigla ng Nueva Ecija (KMNE) as one of the recipients of the Star Elite award in Central Luzon.
The KMNE whose products range from rice wine to naturally preserved fruits bagged the honor in the micro enterprise category while Amanda’s Marine Products of Bataan took home the plaque in the small enterprise category.
The prize in the medium enterprise category, on the other hand, went to Iwahori Multi-Purpose Cooperative of Bataan.
KMNE was organized in 1999 as a community project of Lodge No. 73 Masonic Foundation.
It has now 30 active members, majority of them housewives who want to earn extra income for their families.
It started its fruit processing project in 2000. Among its products are tomatoes processed as sweets, jellies and sun-dried; tamarind (sweets, spicy, concentrated); rice (coffee in bottles and in tea bags); glutinous rice turned into rice wine; ginger (in bottles and tea bags); karamuy fruits; guava jelly; tilapia (tilanggit); and virgin coconut oil.
Trade and Industry regional director Blesila Lantayona said Star Elite is one of the three awards given by the SME Star program with the other two being the Rising Star and Star Presidential.
Lantayona said the Star Elite is a regional level citation given to enterprises that have expanded or sustained domestic market presence and are ready to enter the export sector.
She said the regional SME teams determine the winners from nominees submitted by Provincial Small and Medium Enterprise Development Councils.
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