Flying To Central Java, Mukomuko Regent Invites Ganjar Pranowo To Collaborate To Build Industry And Creative Economy

Regent Mukomuko Sapuan talks with Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo (ANTARA/HO-Humas Central Java Provincial Government)

SEMARANG - The Regent of Mukomuko, Bengkulu, Sapuan invited the Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo to work together in the creative industry and economy as an effort to improve the welfare of the people in each region.

"Our area is the largest producer of palm oil in Bengkulu Province, but limited infrastructure is an obstacle and half of the population in Mukomuko Regency are transmigrants from Central Java who have succeeded in working in the agricultural sector," said Sapuan when meeting Ganjar in Semarang, Central Java, quoted from Antara, Monday. , June 6th.

In addition to oil palm, Sapuan also exhibited batik MSME products that are being developed by involving transmigrants from Central Java as mentors.

"Today, our MSMEs have learned a lot from batik in Central Java and we took a mentor from Central Java. We hope that this creative industry will develop with cooperation like this," he said.

Ganjar appreciates the spirit of the Regent Mukomuko Sapuan who is guerrilla to support economic progress and the creative industry in his region.

"We are trying to build a relationship, he said earlier that there were no experts for batik and took them from Pekalongan for training," he said.

Ganjar stated that he is ready to support cooperation between the two regions, and will take the time to attend to visit the transmigrants in Mukomuko Regency, Bengkulu Province.

"Then relations between regions can be better or maybe we can develop this kind of creative economy," he said.

The former member of the Indonesian House of Representatives also saw the potential for oil palm management in Mukomuko Regency, even with a more intense discussion, it was possible for cooperation between Central Java and Mukomuko Regency to occur.

"He still hopes that the palm oil can be managed properly. The port is there, the ship can carry bulk oil directly, who knows the packaging can be in Java and Central Java. If that can be done, I think it is a mutually beneficial cooperation," he said.