JAKARTA, Sept. 6, 2022 (WAM) — The World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has announced that Indonesia will develop green and sustainable aquaculture to protect aquatic ecosystems and increase domestic fisheries production. The Indonesian news agency (ANTARA report) reported that they are supporting the republican government. ).
“One of the KKP Blue Economy strategies is the development of eco-friendly aquaculture, particularly targeting high-economic value fish such as shrimp, lobster, crab, seaweed, grouper and snapper,” a statement Tuesday.
Sustainable aquaculture policies can also reduce fishing activity at sea, especially for certain species of fish, Trengono said in a bilateral meeting with FAO Qu Dongyu, Director General of FAO, in Rome, Italy, on Monday. said it was intended. Thus, fishermen no longer have to rely solely on their catches, sustaining ocean fish populations.
To strengthen its sustainable aquaculture policy, Indonesia, through the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), has encouraged the use of environmentally friendly feed and replaced it with plant raw materials. An example that has been done is the use of maggots as an ingredient in fodder.
“We continue to innovate to provide eco-friendly feed, which is very important because today the aim of aquaculture development is to reduce the amount of fish caught in the sea, while feed Most of the raw materials are still dependent on seafood,” he said.
Aquaculture Director General of KKP TB Haeru Rahayu said that from the development of sustainable aquaculture, the Indonesian government is among the targets of 2 million tonnes of shrimp production nationwide by 2024. global market.
Meanwhile, the FAO Director-General highly appreciated Indonesia’s strategic steps to develop sustainable cultivation. As an island nation, Indonesia has enormous marine and fisheries resources, as well as potential for its human resources, he said.
He said aquaculture is the future of the fisheries sector for promoting national economic growth and regional and global food security. FAO predicts that global protein demand will increase by 70% by 2050 as the population grows.
