Almost all Lhoknga women inherit the skills of hand on rattan processing. A sample of Aceh global quality rattan. The result of women's handicrafts was seen along the road from Banda Aceh to Lampuuk and Lhoknga tourism areas. Precisely at KM 11, the stalls are generally standing in the yard, selling processed rattan locally made in.
This workshop accommodated the handmade products of women from several villages. Hoods, baskets, fruit baskets, lampshades, hats, bags, and vases are provided in the wood-constructed workshop. The price is cheap with high quality. For the variation, model, the buyers may request special made with local rattan raw materials.
Aceh's original rattan products have penetrated to the national market. Th owners start doing business transactions remotely. Booking via online or hotline. This market expansion generates an average turnover of at least Rp 5 million per month.
In the Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) note, about 80 percent of world rattan raw materials produced by Indonesia. Rattan producing areas are spread over Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Papua and Sumatra.
In Sumatra, Aceh and Jambi become the most plupan for rattan production. But Aceh forest produces more rattan, because it can grow anywhere without being cultivated. As a tropical area, Acehnese initially quite easy to get raw materials of rattan. The potential is used by local entrepreneurs to export rattan raw materials on a large scale.
The craftsmen have been provided with rattan processing training by relevant agencies and non-governmental organizations, including training on creating variations of the rattan product model. No wonder, the motive of rattan products is very varied.