CACAO SSF. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provides the Shared Service Facility for Cacao Processing with the Capiz Cacao Industry Association as co-operator way back in Barangay Cogon, in the municipality of Panit-an on June 20, 2022. DTI Western Visayas Regional Director Rebecca Rascon on Friday (Aug. 12) said the SSF would encourage farmers to plant cacao.(Photo courtesy of DTI Region VI) ILOILO CITY - Cacao production in Western Visayas gets the support of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through the shared services facilities (SSF) project, a flagship program of the department to improve productivity and efficiency through the provision of better technology. "Cacao has a very big potential, even in the international market they are putting premium on Philippine cacao. That is proven by our competitive ranking as against other cacao-producing countries," said DTI Western Visayas Regional Director Rebecca Rascon in an interview on Friday. The latest th