Bandarlampung, DL- Indonesian Minister of Trade (Mendag) Zulkifli Hasan visited several MSME centers in Bandar Lampung City, Saturday (7/1/2023). One of the things visited by the Minister of Trade was the main outlet of Shamiya Frozen Fried Banana located on Jalan Pagar Alam (Gg. PU) No. 73 Kedaton Bandar Lampung. During his visit, Zulkifli Hasan visited the Shamiya banana production section located behind the main outlet to see the process and processing to packaging. Zulkifli then visited the Shamiya outlet to see Sham iya frozen fried banana products and other MSME products. "This must be strengthened again so that MSMEs in Lampung are getting bigger. We are also trying to export this to foreign countries, and also domestically so that the supply of raw materials is available," said Zulkifli Hasan. On the other hand, Shamiya Frozen Fried Banana Owner Mulyadi Alkahfi appreciated the arrival of the Minister of Trade and also his focus on the alignment of MSMEs in Lampung Province. In addition, Mulyadi said that Trade Minister Zulkilfi Hasan would seek the export of Shamiya frozen banana products to the Middle East, such as Saudi Arabia and other countries. "So that MSMEs can increase and upgrade, as well as turnover and market access abroad," Mulyadi said.
According to Mulyadi, Shamiya is currently focusing on finding better opportunities and market access abroad that are optimized and developed. He added that the quality of banana products has met the standards set by the relevant agencies. In addition, Mulyadi continued, Shamiya has also participated in various trainings, including export training. Mulyadi hopes that the raw materials (bananas) can be met only from local Lampung. Furthermore, Shamiya plans to form a cluster of MSMEs that require banana-based ingredients, initiated by MSME players based on data collection of needs. "Hopefully, we can fulfill the demand (for bananas) from local farmers. So far, it is sometimes not fulfilled, because it is channeled out. So far, if it is lacking, we take it from neighboring provinces, such as Palembang, although not much," he concluded. (Ca)
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