Tambora Festival 2022 is an activity held to commemorate the eruption of Mount Tambora 207 years ago; In this activity, all parties were given space to participate, one of which was through a Bazaar which was opened to local UMKM in NTB, so UMKM actors in North Lombok Regency after the Earthquake and Covid-19 disasters were given the opportunity to participate in expanding marketing networks and momentum for economic revival. The North Lombok Regency UMKM Association through representatives from 5 districts, namely Winner District, Tanjung District, Ganges District, Bayan District, and Kayangan District, which is an assisted area of SHEEP Indonesia Lombok Region, promoted its products on June 4-5, 2022.
The team's participation was supported by the release when they departed by the Regional Secretary (Sekda) of North Lombok Regency, Mr. Anding Dwi Cahyadi on Thursday, June 2, 2022.The support is also based on this moment for the first time that the North Lombok Regency UMKM Team has participated in the Expo in Dompu Regency, especially on Mount Tambora.The products brought by 5 teams from the Subdistrict are 33 products including Coffee, Chocolate, Trigona Honey, Banana Chips, Cassava Chips, Intestinal Chips, Vegetable Chips, Tea, Brown Sugar, Accessories from Pearls, Ecoprint, Bamboo Handicrafts, Coconut Shell Crafts, etc.Support is also carried out by the SHEEP Indonesia Foundation which has been assisting 6 villages in Kayangan District for MSMEs to further expand their network and develop their product markets from 12 groups.The group is from the Kayangan District area such as Santong Village, Pansor Village, Sesait Village, Santong Mulia Village, Kayangan Village (YSI assisted village) and Dangiang Village.
This participation was warmly welcomed by the Organizers and Local Government of Dompu Regency, Mr. and Mrs. Regent of Dompu Regency, Mr. Regional Secretary, Heads of Offices and even Geopark Officials came to visit and shop at the Stand to buy MSME products in North Lombok Regency. This further adds confidence that the products brought have competitive potential as products that can be seeded and become the potential of Lombok in the future.
In addition, products produced by UMKM can be widely known and support local product campaigns and improve the economy. UMKM in northern Lombok, especially villages accompanied by YSI, also learned to get to know markets outside their area and were able to build communication to further expand their distribution potential.