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Rattan export ban to hit restoration trade

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Anonymous
9 years ago Featured

Apart from effects on western production etc. especially Indonesien economy is effected, since the ban did not (the intention of the government " was to reduce competition so that domestic furniture producers would fare better in export markets". Which did not completely succeed -see publication by Myers, R. "Forest Policy and Economics - What the Indonesian rattan export ban means for domestic and international markets, forests, and the livelihoods of rattan collectors"

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Bob Rosenberg
10 years ago Featured

Just bought some material made in China for Nantucket Baskets. It is of very poor quality. Need to back to Indonesia products.

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Anonymous
10 years ago Featured

AS a chairseater and member of the Basketmakers Association I totally support this petition.

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Brian Garrard
11 years ago Featured

Now increasingly difficult to find quality cane, as the prices are hiked, as expected.

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Brigitte Graham
11 years ago

I can't understand how there are only 344 signatures to this petition! (Admittedly, I have only just found it, but there are lots of us sole traders out there struggling with this terrible cane. Perhaps between us we can rank up this petition.....?

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Brigitte Graham
11 years ago Featured

I can't understand how there are only 344 signatures to this petition! (Admittedly, I have only just found it, but there are lots of us sole traders out there struggling with this terrible cane. Perhaps between us we can rank up this petition.....?

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pat bell
11 years ago

The cain we are getting from other countries is junk

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Sally van Buuren
12 years ago

A devastating loss to maintaning our heritage

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Mical Wilmoth Carton
12 years ago Featured

As a caning "professional" for 38 years, my customers and I are greatly affected by this ban.

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Harriet Goodall
12 years ago

Australian businesses suffering too.