NegOr participants reap top NTF awards

Negros Oriental producers that joined the National Trade Fair (NTF) 2006 held last March 15-19 at the SM Mega Mall reaped top awards. NOAH of Bacong got the top selling prototype and top seller awards while Orient Gifts got the top seller for fashion accessories award.

NOAH has been a consistent winner for the last four years, and with this year’s performance coupled with that of Orient Gifts, they added to the laurels of Region 7, making it the top selling region on the national level.

Organized by the Department of Trade & Industry through the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), the NTF is an annual market promotion for countryside entrepreneurs that have potential to serve both the domestic and international markets. As it is, the highlight of trade fair participation is the generation of cash sales and booked orders from buyers (i.e. exporters, export traders, institutional buyers and importers) who visit the show.