NCC sets up Nature Collection

by Irangika Range

The National Craft Council (NCC) has set up "Nature Collection" a sales outlet in Ambulgama, Ranala to introduce local manufacturers' products to the local and international market. The total investment for the project is Rs. 5 million.

NCC Chairman M.D.S. Dharmasena told the Daily News that their major target is to provide market facilities to local product manufacturers to increase their social and economic standards. Local products manufacturers sell their products including sweets, curd, jaggery, rush and reed items, cane crafts, coir-based items, wooden products, foundry products and leather products at 15 trade stalls in the Nature Collection.

"We have planned to introduce new locally manufactured products to the Nature Collection to popularise local manufacturers' brand names in the market. NCC will also provide knowledge on how to maintain good quality and high standards on their products targeting the export market.

We will launch trade promotion programs to give high recognition to local based products as well," he said.