Mataram, May 18 -- The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Provincial Government is preparing 13 export villages to develop various leading regional commodities, such as coffee beans, pottery, textiles, silver rattan, and corn, to penetrate the international market.

The head of the NTB Trade Office, Lalu Wiranata, said the program is an effort to increase local human resource capacity, as well as encourage the villages to develop independent export capabilities.

"We have begun initial activities in May to June 2026," Wiranata said in Mataram on Monday.

He explained the export village concept aims to strengthen downstream product processing to add value before being marketed abroad, eliminating the need for villages to produce raw materials.

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