JAKARTA - Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (UMKM) Maman Abdurrahman revealed that the mentoring program for UMKM entrepreneurs affected by disasters showed positive progress.
Maman emphasized that a number of recovery steps taken by the government had encouraged an increase in business transactions in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra after the disaster that occurred at the end of November 2025.
"The Ministry of MSME continues to encourage economic movement in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra so that MSME entrepreneurs can immediately rise and become productive again," said Maman when attending the Coordination Meeting of the Post-disaster Recovery Task Force for Sumatra at the MPR/DPR/DPD RI Building Complex, Jakarta, Wednesday, February 18.
As part of the assignment of the Task Force for the Acceleration of Post-disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Sumatra, the Ministry of MSME launched the Bangkit MSME Clinic service.
This service is designed to provide comprehensive assistance, ranging from access to financing, production support, to marketing facilitation for entrepreneurs affected by disasters.
Minister Maman said that the Ministry of MSME collaborated with digital platforms such as Shopee, Tokopedia, TikTok Shop, and Lazada to open a shopping channel exclusively for MSME entrepreneurs' products from the three affected provinces.
Since its launch in mid-January 2026, sales value increased by 27.5 percent.
Until February 11, 2026, there were 3.5 million transactions for 2,128 product items from 2,059 MSME entrepreneurs.
The most sought-after products include clothing, food, handicrafts, and beauty supplies.
Transactions in North Sumatra reached 1.35 million and West Sumatra 2 million, indicating that business conditions in both provinces have recovered relatively.
Meanwhile, transactions in Aceh were recorded at 16.8 thousand, indicating that some MSME entrepreneurs have started to produce again even though they still face operational constraints.
He emphasized that MSME entrepreneurs who have access to banking facilities get easy financing, while those who have not been touched by bank services get special attention so that they are not left behind in the recovery process.
"This approach is carried out so that economic recovery is inclusive and reaches all layers of micro and small businesses," said Maman.
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