Technology upgrade boosts Batangas coop’s production

Faced with the dilemma of hog oversupply, the farmers of Buklod-Unlad Multi-Purpose Cooperative (BUMC) in Taysan, Batangas decided to venture into meat processing. But the coop Cerdo Real was confronted with yet another problem, an oversupply of processed meat products.

Created in June 1991, BUMC was initially a family enterprise of the Malaluan clan but in 1993 membership was opened to the public, including overseas Filipino workers, farmers, and businessmen, among others. BUMC obtained its Cooperative Development Authority accreditation in 1997.