Long Padang City, the cold city around 70 kilometers from Padang City, West Sumatra, became one of the city of producing and supplier of leather craft products in Indonesia since 1996.
Long Padangkot also creates a special gallery to extend the results of the leather crafts, even now the city is nicknamed Serambi Mekkah has the Regional Technical Service Unit (UPTD) The only Skin Processing in Sumatra that can do skin tanning services for craftsmen.
The skin industry is both cowhide and goat skin in the city. A number of UMKM grows rapidly along with the bustling tourist visit to West Sumatra. That said, the trader reached Rp50 million per month. However, the maps come when the COVID-19 pandemi attacks Indonesia. Sales of anjlok skin products. Gallery and showroom close because no more tourists visit.
The officers run next to the goat skin stack that will be processed in the Regional Technical Services Unit (UPTD) Skin Processing, Long Padang City, West Sumatra.
The number of skin-based products is located at Minang Kayo Gallery, Long Padang, West Sumatra.
The impact is also felt one of the skin entrepreneurs who have the Minang Kayo Gallery, Priska. Minang’s unique souvenir business that has been pioneered with her husband since 2009, a buyer’s sepi.
Priska admitted, buyers who come shopping of skin products in their gallery are mostly tourists from Malaysia. A total of 80 percent of tourists coming to Sumbar is indeed from the country of Jiran.
Malaysians like to buy datuk sandals, moris hats, shoes, bags, and other skin products accessories produced by Minang Kayo.
Minang Kayo leather craft entrepreneur, Priska followed the exhibition in Padang City, West Sumatra.
Karyawati fired a variety of skin-based products sold at Minang Kayo Padang Long Gallery, West Sumatra.
Therefore, when the pandemi comes, Priska and his effort is very affected. No more foreign tourists entering into Indonesia. The production of the skin should be reduced due to the abundance of stock.
Usually, before the Minang Kayo perajin pandemi can produce thousands of feet (foot), but when the pandemi is only 100-200 feet per month.
Although he also conducts sales online, but according to it is not too snoring sales. It is due to the standard price of wages given in place is different with the standard wages in Java Island, so that the selling price is generally considered too expensive.
The visitor sees products sold at Minang Kayo Gallery, Long Padang, West Sumatra.
Karyawati exhibits the hat product at Minang Kayo Gallery, Padang Long, West Sumatra.
The condition of the pandemi in Indonesia is now controlled. National land and air lines are opened. Nasib Priska and Minang Kayo also hoped that the government policy, in order to immediately open the direct flight from Padang to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, so that the market he has can open.
Graduation, micro, small and medium business exhibition activities (UMKM) are implemented. The government through the Financial Services Authority (OJK) held the National Movement (Gernas) of Indonesia-made Bangga (BBI) in Sumbar began April until June 2022. Through the activities, the government encourages economy through the development of digital expertise of business players and UMKM products.
Priska with Minang Kayo was selected as one of the UMKMs that escaped in the course of the titled "Maju Berkah Basamo UMKM".
The work of cleaning goat skin in Regional Technical Services Unit (UPTD) Skin Processing, Long Padang City, West Sumatra.
The work to organize the skin that has been cleaned in the Regional Technical Services Unit (UPTD) Skin Processing, Long Padang City, West Sumatra.
Priska hoped that the movement of the BBI, became a moment for his effort to seal back and rise. He wants a happy community to wear local skin products, so that the market does not only rely on demand from overseas, remains also from the country.
Photo and text: Iggoy el Fitra
The work of printing the motives according to the order on the cowhide ready to be processed in the Regional Technical Service Unit (UPTD) Skin Processing, Long Padang City, West Sumatra.
The head of UPTD Skin Processing Padang Long Thorryan Sabri shows the skin that already through the process of tanning in his office in Padang Long, West Sumatra.
The work of producing leather shoes in Minang Kayo production room, Long Padang, West Sumatra
The work of producing leather shoes in Minang Kayo production room, Long Padang, West Sumatra
The superior products are displayed in the Minang Kayo Gallery, Long Padang, West Sumatra.
Buy enter the Minang Kayo Gallery in Padang Long, West Sumatra.
Editor : Danika Wahyu
