AGRI-ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION

TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:

THE PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY
NARRA CAMPUS EXPERIENCE

DARWIN O. ANIAR
Department Chair for Business
Palawan State University Narra Campus
Palawan State University Narra Campus Fast Facts

Established in February 2002

Situated 92 kilometres South of Puerto Princesa (Rice Granary and Agro

Industrial Zone)

One of the 17 External Campuses of Palawan State University

With 1,087 Students in 1st Semester 2019-2020

11 Curricular Programs

Self-liquidating Campus
BS Entrepreneurship Program in a Snapshot

One of the 4 Pioneer Programs

Tracks on Agribusiness Management; Franchising and Trading; and

Innovation and Technology

Population: 341 (31.37% of the total Campus Population)

The highest enrolment among Entrepreneurship Programs in MIMAROPA

Level II Accredited by AACCUP (Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges

and Universities in the Philippines)

The most number of academic linkages among all programs in External

Campuses
 Evolution of Focus of the BS Entrep Program

• Agricultural Production
• Trading
2002-2010

• Merchandising
• Service
2010-2013

• Merchandising
• Production
2013-2017

• Production (AgriBusiness Track)

• Value Adding (Technology and Innovation Track)
2017-2019 • Distribution (Franchising and Trading Track)
 Our Incubation Model

Business/Product
Scale Up
Development • PSU Narra Business
Center (2015)
• The Bizhub • Food • PSU Narra General • The Graduate
(2009) Processing Merchandise (2019) Hook (2018)
Center (2019)

Mind setting Start Up

Our Objectives

The Bizhub Food Processing PSU Narra Business The Graduate Hook
(2009) Center (2019) Center (2015) (2018)

• To develop • To provide GMP- • To provide • To serve as link to

entrepreneurial compliant avenue for the the graduates
mindset among facilities where students to start who still need
the student students can commercializing assistant in
through creative process their their products. scaling up their
and innovative agricultural • Focus: Bridging businesses after
activities products the Gap in the graduation
• Focus: Utilization • Focus: Meat and Supply Chain • Focus:
of Indigenous Fish Processing Sustainability of
Resources in the Business
Community
Our Partners

• DTI Negosyo Center Narra

• Palawan Economic Development Council Narra

Mind Setting • Palawan International Technology Business Incubator

• Local Businessmen
• Resident Mentors

Product/Business • DTI MIMAROPA

• Narra Manufacturer’s Association

Development • DTI Negosyo Center Narra

• Narra LGU
• DTI Negosyo Center Narra

Startup • BIR
• BS Entrep Alumni
• Resident Mentors
• Local Financing Companies

• BS Entrep Alumni

Scale Up • Resident Mentors

• DTI Negosyo Center
• Local Financing Companies
Our Strategies

•Entrepreneurship Summit
•Outstanding Local Entrepreneurs
•Entrepiyesta

MS •Local and National Competitions Participation

•Personal Mentoring

•Prototyping
•Amazing Product Challenge
•Local Partnerships
PD/BD •Entrepiyesta

•Actual Start Up
•Permits and Licenses
•Holistic Evaluations using Copyrighted Materials
SU •Campus, Local and Province Trade Fair Participation

•Regular Visitation
•Periodic Tracer Study

SO •Entrepiyesta
Agriculture and Entrepreneurship

Local Producers

Entrepreneurship
Education
(PSU Narra)

Market Value Adding

Accomplishments by Numbers

76 Number of Products Developed

21 Number of Products Registered with DTI etc

9 Number of Products Assisted by DOST/DTI

2 Number of Products with FDA

5 Number of Products sold in Supermarkets

2 Number of Products Exported

Our Prospect

PSU Community
(Canteen, Hostel,
University
Enterprises)

Local Tourism
Needs
(PPC, El Nido,
Port Barton,
Coron)

Export
Opportunities
(BIMP EAGA
Trade Route)
Some of our Products
Some of our Products
MATAMANG SALAMAT!!!