Any Small Piece Of Wood Can Be Turned Into An Art Item, Gorontalo Governor Visits Jepara To Discuss Investment

JEPARA - Gorontalo Governor Rusli Habibie visited the district government and businessmen in Jepara, Central Java to discuss investment in his region.

"I invite them to invest in Gorontalo, but the products are still Jepara handicrafts," he said in Jepara, Sunday, March 20.

With this investment, the wood and cloth handicrafts are produced in Gorontalo, then shipped to other regions. According to him, the ability of the citizens of Jepara in terms of carving is very good.

He assessed that even the smallest wood can be transformed into items of high artistic value, not even used as firewood

“I want to invite the Jepara SMEs or Kadin here to meet with the government and Kadin in Gorontalo. Anyone who is interested please open a business in our area. Reducing unemployment is not only by exporting products, but we move Jepara craftsmen to Gorontalo," he explained.

At a meeting with the Jepara Regency Government which was held on March 19, 2022, a number of entrepreneurs from carving wood, batik and other crafts were present.

Some of them are even exporters of Jepara handicraft products.

There are 10 villages in Jepara with different handicraft characteristics, namely sculpture in Mulyoharjo Village, furniture craft in Sukodono, gebyok in Nalumsari village and three-dimensional carving reliefs in Senenan Village.

In addition, the craftsmen of Jepara woven fabrics are in Troso Village, monel crafts are in Kriyan Village, and rattan craftsmen are in Wetan Bay. There are also pottery in Mayong Village, bread in Bugo, and Jepara batik in Panggang Village.