Sustainabality Of Handicraft Production: A Study of Small-scale Handicraft Producers in Rural Sabah

• Main Author: Noor Fzlinda Fabeil
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sabah 2016
• Subjects: HD9999 Miscellaneous industries and trades; TT697-927 Home arts. Homecrafts Including sewing, embroidery, decorative crafts
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33176/1/Sustainabality%20Of%20Handicraft%20Production.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33176/2/Sustainabality%20Of%20Handicraft%20Production1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33176/; https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/BIMP-EAGA/article/view/3055

This paper presents the emergent issues arising from a preliminary fieldwork (local desk research and key informant interviews) on the nature of handicraft production in rural Sabah. It is surprisingly that despite the government supports and initiatives under its handicraft development program that...