In order to improve the quality of product packaging produced by assisted business actors and encourage multi-stakeholder partnerships in product development for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the area around the mine, PT Agincourt Resources (PTAR) again provided assistance in the form of product labels, plastic and product packaging bottles, sealer machines, palm sugar molds, and labeller tools to 12 culinary business actors in 2022, originating from Aek Pining Village, Wek IV Village, Telo Village, Sumuran Village, Batuhula Village in Batangtoru Sub-District, and Bandar Hapinis Village in Muara Batangtoru Sub-District .
The handover of this assistance was held on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 in Aek Pining Village, Batangtoru Sub-District and was attended by 21 people, consisting of 12 fostered business actors, four government representatives from Aek Pining Village, Telo Village, and Bandar Hapinis Village, and PTAR representatives.
In his remarks, PTAR Local Economic Development Superintendent Ifan Farianda said that this assistance was a starting point for SMEs to be able to become the driving force of the community-based economy. With the development of businesses engaged in by PTAR assisted businesses, it is hoped that more people will be helped, either absorbed as local workers, or motivated to become independent entrepreneurs.
