Ecodoe: B2B Procurement for Artisan Crafts

Local craftsmen are starting to disappear as they couldn't earn a good monthly income. They have great crafting skills, however, they lack knowledge in marketing so they only produce crafts that does not match with market demand. 

Ecodoe conducted research in the two regions of Indonesia — Yogyakarta and Bali, which is the craft & arts center. All crafts made by the small-based craftsmen only ended up in consignment stores. They have to produce products for up to 3 months — a very long cycle — for them to gain income. 

Store owners find it very hard to sell the product as they have to wait customer to come to the shop. We've tried to export the product through third party, but then they forced the margin and mark up really high. It's been more than a year since we pivoted to e-commerce and the benefit is even better both for Ecodoe and also for society.