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RI'S CULTURE-BASED HANDICRAFT PRODUCTS GROWING DESPITE GLOBAL CRISIS
Jakarta, Nov 30 (ANTARA) - Demands for high quality culture-based handicraft goods in their main export markets such as the US and the European Union had been increasing so that this line of business had been predicted to survive the current global crisis, an official said.
Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) vice chairman for technological, industrial and maritime affairs, Rachmat Gobel, said here Sunday that the result of his visit to the handicraft industries in Yogyakarta province indicated that the line of business with high class customers was able to increase their sales despite the current global economic crisis.
"Some handicraft industries such as furniture industries with eco-labelling standards are not affected too seriously by the global crisis. In fact, their sales have been increasing. This situation indicated that businessmen are very smart in deciding their production and market targets," he said.
Therefore, Rachmat believed that culture-based creative industries could serve a strategy in maintaining exports and reduce the impact of the global crisis on the national economy.
"This is a positive point of culture-base creative industries. Imagine if more industries develop this sector. Profit will increase, industrial structure will get deeper, national economy will survive and will reduce the impact of the global crisis," Rachmat said.
Furthermore, he said, culture-based industries are a strong potential of the national industry. Such products normally created their own market for good quality products and price.
"Therefore, the handicraft industry must start increasing the competitiveness of its products with a world-standard certificate to make the products to be readily accepted in any country," he added.
Moreover, Rahmat hoped that the government could support the industry in a more concrete and focused way. The government, he said, must help eradicate obstacles in the development of culture-based creative industries.
Rahmat also hoped that the entrepreneurs themselves could develop their creativity and quality of their products while seeking more potential markets.
Meanwhile, chairman of the Indonesian Furniture Entrepreneurs Association (Asmindo), Ambar Cahyono, said that not all the markets in the US and Europe had reduced their demands for Indonesian furniture.
Ambar admitted that demands for mass production furniture had significantly dropped. However, premium products were still on high demand on the market.
Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) vice chairman for technological, industrial and maritime affairs, Rachmat Gobel, said here Sunday that the result of his visit to the handicraft industries in Yogyakarta province indicated that the line of business with high class customers was able to increase their sales despite the current global economic crisis.
"Some handicraft industries such as furniture industries with eco-labelling standards are not affected too seriously by the global crisis. In fact, their sales have been increasing. This situation indicated that businessmen are very smart in deciding their production and market targets," he said.
Therefore, Rachmat believed that culture-based creative industries could serve a strategy in maintaining exports and reduce the impact of the global crisis on the national economy.
"This is a positive point of culture-base creative industries. Imagine if more industries develop this sector. Profit will increase, industrial structure will get deeper, national economy will survive and will reduce the impact of the global crisis," Rachmat said.
Furthermore, he said, culture-based industries are a strong potential of the national industry. Such products normally created their own market for good quality products and price.
"Therefore, the handicraft industry must start increasing the competitiveness of its products with a world-standard certificate to make the products to be readily accepted in any country," he added.
Moreover, Rahmat hoped that the government could support the industry in a more concrete and focused way. The government, he said, must help eradicate obstacles in the development of culture-based creative industries.
Rahmat also hoped that the entrepreneurs themselves could develop their creativity and quality of their products while seeking more potential markets.
Meanwhile, chairman of the Indonesian Furniture Entrepreneurs Association (Asmindo), Ambar Cahyono, said that not all the markets in the US and Europe had reduced their demands for Indonesian furniture.
Ambar admitted that demands for mass production furniture had significantly dropped. However, premium products were still on high demand on the market.
