Deputy Chairman of Commission II DPRD West Nusa Tenggara, Abdul Rauf hopes that the local provincial government can increase the export volume of non-mining commodities. "We need to continue to encourage the volume of exports of non-mining products to be increased. This is because more than 90% of our exports are mining commodities," he said in Mataram, Monday. He said, in several working meetings with the Regional Apparatus Organization (OPD), there were still a number of obstacles/obstacles that were still being faced in exporting goods directly from NTB. For example related to permits and other administrative requirements. There are several types of commodities that can be directly exported from NTB, but some of them still share names in other regions. "Many of our marine products are exported via Bali, we continue to use the name Bali. Likewise, many of our agricultural commodities are exported from other regions. For example, many shallots from Sumbawa and Bima are exported via Java," explained Abdul Rauf. Abdul Rauf admitted that his party continues to push for goods exported from NTB to pass through this area. However, there are a number of obstacles that must be addressed one by one. For example related to packaging that is not in accordance with overseas market demand or the problem of "finishing" goods according to the standards of the destination country.

Of course this is still our homework. Cook our agricultural products, our industrial products but NTB doesn't have a name. So that all supporting facilities, both in terms of the availability of sea and air ports, should be focused on by the government," he said. Regarding the large number of various NTB handicrafts whose exports go through other regions, he hopes that all the obstacles that have been faced so far can be handled properly. either through collaborative actions with many parties. Because by exporting directly from NTB, the added value that will be generated is certainly greater than sending goods in semi-finished form. "Our handicraft products need to be improved in quality and competitiveness so that they are ready to be sent abroad country," he said.

Source: https://mataram.antaranews.com/berita/250071/dprd-berharap-pemprov-ntb-meningkat-ekspor-non-tambang