BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has announced its collaboration with the Nueva Vizcaya Agricultural Terminal (NVAT) Inc. on the development of laboratory-scale, all-natural juice drinks to address millions of pesos worth of farm produce wastage.

Through its Product Development and Food Development Program, the DTI recently conducted onsite info sessions with workshops and consultations involving the formulation and pilot testing of the vegetable-fruit juice drink being developed by the NVAT Food Processing Facility.