Davao and its Japanese sister city Kitakyushu will be exploring cooperation in agribusiness, particularly in cacao and eel farming, as an expansion of their current partnership in solid waste management and environmental protection. Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, in a news conference last week following a trip to Kitakyushu City for the signing ceremony, said while “the focus is the Green Sister Partnership,” Japanese businessmen have expressed interest in tapping Davao’s cacao industry and eel farms.

Padillo, M. M. (2017, December 7). Davao expands partnership with Japanese city to agri ventures. BusinessWorld, p. S1/3.