Creative Village Jagoi Babang: Challenge and Chance

Creative Village Jagoi Babang is a border area between Bengkayang West Kalimantan, Indonesia with Sarikin Malaysian State of Sarawak, who inaugurated by Regent Bengkayang dated June 10, 2017 coincide with the activities of Indigenous Gawia Sowa Dayak Bidayuh and the opening of the First International Congress of Culture Dayak Bengkayang. Creative Village is an official forum for the citizens of border Jagoi Babang in developing creative industry in particular Crafts with the base material from Rattan and Bark Kapuak with typical Dayak Bidayuh Bengkayang. The existence of communities that produce creative products such as mats and splint have been there since the beginning but it was inaugurated in June 2017. The challenge mainly faced is unavailability of: Rattan raw material because people do not cultivate rattan and only rely on the generosity of nature and the loss of forest is replaced by oil palm plantations, lack of marketing venues and government efforts in addressing the price of a craftsman, yet have patent rights that may be detrimental craftsmen splint. Nevertheless, the are some chances: that could increase the production namely: prices that can be controlled by Indonesia, especially craftsmen, the opportunity for investors to open Rattan plantations in Bengkayang and create new jobs, have patent rights that make it the hallmark of Bengkayang and opportunities for exporting handicraft products Rattan Typical Dayak Bidayuh to other country.