Durian Fiesta (Fruits Market Review)

Durian is one of Jambi fruits commodities which easily and plentifully found at left or right side of the road today, and its has bright prospect in local market, much people whether tourists or local communities were sitting and seem really enjoying the taste of durian along the roadside.
Durian is very delicious in taste, the prices only between US $ 0, 4 – 1, 5, depends on its quality, but its smell very strong that’s why these kinds of fruits not allowed taken by plane.
Besides Durian, Duku and Manggis are also famous and well-known as best fruits from Jambi but among those fruits only Manggis was exported, the major market for manggis were Middle East Countries and Japan. These kinds of fruits only can be found in tropical or sub tropical region like South East Asia Countries. Do you like durian ?.

Investment Management and Promotion

Investment Management and Promotion now a days is very useful as a strategy to promote in line with region economy objectives for attracting the investor to come and boost regional development.
By knowing the Investment management and promotion strategy we will know about International trends in investment, how to develop promotion planning network related with regional economic strategy, targeting which sector to promote, what’s the Key success Factor (KSFs) and what information is needed to set up the business.
Joining the Investment Management and Promotion course at Civil Service College in Singapore sponsored by Ministry of Foreign Affair is the best experience I had, trained by experienced trainer from Associate trainer Civil Service College like Mr. Leon Khor is very nice, the course is not only in the class room but also out side class room like learning journey to EDB ( Economic Development Board ), URA City Gallery ( View of Urban landscape and Development ),and also visited Land Transport Gallery,
CSCI is a one stop learning centre for international participants interested in Singapore's public sector reforms and management methodologies, by sharing Singapore goverment's experience and best practices, Overall, all the session and the facilitator are very good.

Doing Business

One of very interesting topics on market system now a days is about Business ,Trading or Investment for investor either involved direct trading or Indirect trading, for you who really want enter the business, here’s some tips :

1. Knowing the potential product that you interested in, and how about market potential and market dynamics like kind of consumers, price and soon, for continuity and time of delivery it must be wrote in MOU ( Memorandum Of Understanding) and Contract sign up.

2. Business Formation or kind of business set up like open representative offices on the area, joint venture or wholly owned enterprise. Consideration for indirect trading, cooperation and involving the local businessmen is needed.

3. Planning your Business structure, which management would be chosen, centralized or decentralized and kind of trading like business to business or business to consumer.

4. Do not forget to visit Business Training Center in your area.

5. Good luck.

Brand-new

During this month, there are so much discount offering from many Mall, Super Mall or Traditional Market, for many kinds of products , whether its brand-new or old label, and of course its make much people confuse how to chose the right ones, but how far do we know about trade mark or brand, many people just know that trade mark or brand is the name of product, in simple way if we think about something like suits, beverages, TV, fast foot, cars and other of our daily needs, automatically we would think about the brand name of product that easy to remember and well-known in use, what is the importance of knowing trade mark or brand for us ? how about the relation between trade mark or brand name with quality or prices?, just one thing we must know that trade mark or well-known brand name not always related with the asset or investment even in prices, and in many cases trade mark or brand is more higher than asset, so what do you want to buy from the product, quality, price, label, brand name? or one of my friend said to me that he was marketing this but not selling it, wow.. how could it be ? business and trading language make up set and more confuse !

Agriculture Product Price ( Market Review )

Perkembangan beberapa harga Produk yang berasal dari komodity Agro, yang berhasil di pantau pada waktu pelaksanaan pasar lelang Agro di Provinsi Jambi beberapa waktu yang lalu, adalah sebagai berikut :

1. Beras Sitanur Organik........Rp. 4.750/kg
2. Beras IR-64 sentra...........Rp. 4.750/kg
3. Beras G 7 Putri/Cicak rowo...Rp. 5.500/kg
4. Cassiavera...................Rp. 4.700/kg
5. Biji Coklat..................Rp.24.000/kg
6. Jagung manis.................Rp. 800/buah
7. Jahe merah...................Rp. 2.500/kg
8. Kelapa Biji..................Rp. 2.100/butir
9. Kopi Robusta.................Rp.17.000/kg
10.Dodol kentang................Rp. 5.000/kg

Kebanyakan pembeli berasal dalam negeri seperti pedagang dari Provinsi di Sumatera dan Jawa.

Eco Tourism ( Interesting Collaboration )

Sustainable development is very necessary today, because without sustainable development people or businessman or investor only able using natural resources as much as possible and nothing left for other next generation, so the future of next generation become of what?, surely from Globalization Era with free marked become negative reformation era like widely poor and unemployment as a side effect of high tech where using less worker but poor in waste water management as first pollution prevention before flows it to the environment.
there are so many interesting programmed in sustainable development as like REDD or Reducing Emission from deforestation and forest degradation.
In Jambi there are so many plantation develops nowadays like Palm crop, Rubber , Coconut , and tea where as a long as we see surrounding with that crop and it make beauty sceneries, besides we have so many National park such as Kerinci Seblat in Mountainous area, Taman Nasional Bukit Dua Belas forest covering and also Taman Nasional Berbak with many species inside.
In simple word says that plantation development in right way is able become of interesting collaboration between Eco Tourism and reducing emission as pollution prevention to the environment. How do you think?

Celebrating HARGANAS AND BBGRM In Jambi

Jambi are crowded today !, so much peoples come for celebrating HARGANAS ( Hari Keluarga Nasional ) and BBRGM ( Bulan Bakti Gotong Royong Masyarakat ) ke XV where held in Jambi from 25 June untill 30 June 2008, total people come and visited Jambi about 6.500 from All over Region / Province in Indonesia ( about 33 Regions /province ) start from Aceh till very far Province like Papua Barat, each region send 100 - 300 participants to joining this programme and activities in HARGANAS.
HARGANAS ( Hari Keluarga Nasional ) or its means Family National Days which celebrating Annually and take place in the capital of the Province, and this year Jambi turn as a central of the celebration.if Indonesia do not have National Family Planning Program it will be added more than million baby birth every years !
as Impact of that many various hotel either International hotels or Home stay was really full, many activities are done like Trade and Business Exhibition followed by all over region from Indonesia with various goods like handicraft, food and beverages, ornament, electronic and even vehicle which the main product of each participant region, Jambi people fell very happy because we able to find the other souvenir from the other side of Indonesia that we never seen before or will never found in Jambi Market. besides we can compare the progress development of other region, because our Indonesia is very Big and Large Country which has many Various language and tribes, food and religion in each Province.
The Trade and Business Exhibition was opened by Mrs. Mufidah Yusuf Kalla ( vice president wife ).