Lombok textile industry gets aid

Lombok textile industry gets aid

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The New Zealand government plans
to assist in the development of a traditional textile mill, known
locally known as a gedogan, in West Nusa Tenggara.

The head of the provincial trade and industry office,
Bustinir, said here on Wednesday that a number New Zealand
officials surveyed cloth weavers in 2000 to get first-hand
information about traditional textile mills in the province,
Antara reported.

The survey was conducted in Pringgasela village in East Lombok
district, Sukarara village in Central Lombok, Tanjung village in
West Lombok, and through informal meetings with local weavers in
the districts of Sumbawa and Bima, he said.

The plan follows on the heels of the New Zealand government's
success in helping West Nusa Tenggara craftsmen produce
traditional earthenware.

Besides providing guidance on designing, improving the quality
of and marketing the woven cloth products, he said the New
Zealand government would also provide financial assistance for
the local craftsmen to develop their businesses. --Antara