We will bring the product to the Mandalika MotoGP championship, and we will also help promote some during the G20 eventPontianak, W Kalimantan (ANTARA) - Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno spoke of his side intending to promote several micro, small and medium-scale enterprises (MSME) products in Kubu Raya District, West Kalimantan, during the MotoGP World Championship at the Mandalika Circuit.
"As our commitment to helping promote MSME products, especially those engaged in the creative economy, we will bring several products from Kubu Raya to be promoted at the Mandalika Circuit during the MotoGP World Championship,” Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno stated in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Thursday.
The statement was conveyed in response to a request from the district government and business actors in Kubu Raya to the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy to help promote the products of business actors in the district.
"One of the products is woven baskets from craftsmen in Kubu Raya. We will bring the product to the Mandalika MotoGP championship, and we will also help promote some during the G20 event," he stated.
To maximize the potential of mangrove tourism at the Teluk Berdiri, Kupah River, Kubu Raya Disrict, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy has offered several forms of assistance to maximize tourist visits at the tourist attraction.
The minister noted that Kubu Raya was a mangrove paradise, as the mangrove area was vast.
If mangrove tourism is optimized, the world's eyes will be on Kubu Raya, he remarked.
"Let us plant mangroves as much as possible, so that Kubu Raya becomes the best oxygen factory in the world," the minister affirmed.
Cooperatives and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Ministry's Deputy for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Hanung Harimba, had earlier said his side will exhibit MSMEs' superior products during the 2022 MotoGP series, Mandalika, West Nusa Tenggara.
"The Ministry of Cooperatives and MSMEs has been mandated to make the most of international events to promote our MSMEs, especially during the MotoGP series in Mandalika," Harimba noted.
In total, 1,256 MSMEs are facilitated by the Ministry of Cooperatives and MSMEs, Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Bank Indonesia (BI), and the NTB Regional Government Cooperative and MSMEs Service.
The exhibition presented by the ministry will feature products of 14 provinces at two location points, both inside the Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit.
At the first location, spanning an area of 1,200 square meters, superior MSME products will be displayed, starting from the automotive category, with 27 MSMEs; 38 MSMEs for merchandise and souvenirs; and five MSMEs, with health products featured.
The second location will feature 45 MSMEs in the food and beverage category, with an exhibition area of 100 square meters.
The ministry has also provided 300 MSMEs in the form of a planogram at the Lombok Zainuddin Abdul Madjid International Airport and 10 food trucks at the Mandalika Beach Park.
Meanwhile, BI has readied 83 MSMEs in the Mandalika circuit, while the NTB Regional Government Cooperatives and MSMEs Service has prepared 45 MSMEs in the culinary category.
"The exhibition is also being held at 14 points outside the circuit," he added.
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Translator: Rendra O, Azis Kurmala
Editor: Sri Haryati
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