| by Andi Abdussalam |
Jakarta, Sept 24 (Antara) - Indonesia is a large seaweed producer and has the advantage of developing and increasing the added value of the commodity, but the price of this item is decreasing.
Complaints of declining prices have come from farmers cultivating seaweed in North Kalimantan and Maluku, two seaweed producing provinces.The price of seaweed in Nunukan District is now about Rp6,600 per kilogram (kg) at the collection level. The price could perhaps be higher if the commodity was sold directly to investors. "I think the price will be higher if investors (factories) in Nunukan buy the product directly from the farmers," Kamaruddin, a seaweed farmer at Kampung Mamolo of Tanjung Harapan, Nunukan District, North Kalimantan, said Thursday. The same complaint was also voiced by farmers in Maluku. The lower prices discourages farmers in Southeast Maluku District, in Tual City and Aru Islands District to cultivate the commodity. "The price of seaweed now is only between Rp6,000 and Rp8,000 per kg, and it discourages farmers," Fredik Rahakbauw, a member of the Regional Legislative Assembly (DPRD) in Maluku, said Monday. |
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Sabtu, 24 September 2016
INDONESIA YET TO TAP ADVANTAGES OF ITS SEAWEED
Selasa, 12 Mei 2015
INDONESIA DEVELOPS SEAWEED DOWNSTREAM
| By Andi Abdussalam |
Jakarta, May 12 (Antara) - Indonesia, a major world seaweed producer
which exports about 90 percent of its seaweed production, is developing
the downstream sector of the commodity to tap its added value in the
export market.
For this purpose, the government will soon build 10 factories to
process seaweed into flour and chips that would increase the added value
of the commodity. So far, the country exports the commodity in the form
of unprocessed dry seaweed."The country's production of dry seaweed at present is around 10 million tons per year and 90 percent of the production is exported," Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said on Monday. Based on this fact, the Indonesian Seaweed Association (ARLI) hopes that the Indonesian government would formulate a program for the development of seaweed in the downstream sector to optimize the commodity's potential in various regions for the benefit of the country's economy. "We support the government's efforts to develop seaweed in the downstream sector, and we hope that the government will prepare the program maturely and seriously," Safari Azis, the chairman of the ARLI, stated over the weekend. |
Minggu, 18 Mei 2014
GOVERNMENT WORKING OUT ROADMAP FOR SEAWEED DEVELOPMENT
| By Andi Abdussalam | ] | ||
Jakarta, May 18 (Antara) - Indonesia, the world's third largest seaweed
supplier, is working out a roadmap for integrated development of
up-and-downstream seaweed industries to increase the economic value of
the commodity at home.
"The government, in this case the Ministry of Marine Affairs and
Fisheries (KKP), will compile and finish the roadmap soon to provide a
guideline for development of upstream and downstream seaweed
industries," Director General of Fish Processing and Marketing of the
KKP ministry Saut Hutagalung said on Thursday.The roadmap needs to be developed as Indonesia, whose seaweed production increases about two million tons per year, is host to about 555 seaweed species of which 55 species has high economic values. The roadmap is also important to answer the need of seaweed farmers and producers for zoning of seaweed culture areas. Of the 55 seaweed species, two varieties, namely Eucheuma cottnii and Gracillaria spp, have been popular and developed so far to produce processed carrageenan and geltin. The director general said that besides the two types, there are other species which had promising business prospect, namely brown algae (alginate) and green algae (ulva) seaweeds. This is particularly for cosmetic industry. |
Senin, 21 Desember 2009
RI TAPPING ITS SEAWEED POTENTIALS
by Andi Abdussalam
Jakarta, Nov 24 (ANTARA) - Indonesia, through its ministry of maritime affairs and fisheries (DKP), is working out an ambitious plan to make itself a world seaweed production center in the coming five years with an estimated annual turnover of US$1 billion.
To achieve this goal, the government is planning to create 60 seaweed cultivation clusters, restrict and then stop dried seaweed exports and build local seaweed processing industries. So far, Indonesia supplies 50 percent of the world's need for dried seaweed.
"We will restrict our dried seaweed exports in 2012 at the latest, after which will stop it totally," Victor P H Nikijuluw, director for business and investment affairs of the Directorate General of Processing and Marketing of Fishery Products (P2HP), said here on Tuesday.
The plan to stop exports of dried seaweed is aimed at developing domestic seaweed processing industries. So far, seaweed processing industries at home had not yet been developed maximally.
Data available at the DKP show that only about 15 percent of Indonesia's seaweed exports are in the form of processed products, while the remaining 85 percent are in the form of dried seaweed.
In order to increase supply for domestic seaweed processing industries, the DKP is launching a seaweed cluster development scheme in various parts of the country.
"We set a target to cultivate 60 seaweed clusters up to 2014. This is an effort to become the world's biggest seaweed producer," DKP Secretary General Syamsul Ma'arif said after opening a business dialog on seaweed business and investment opportunities on Tuesday.
He said that up to now, the DKP in cooperation with regional governments and private businesses had developed 12 of the 60 planned seaweed clusters. The 12 seaweed clusters are located in Sumenep, East Java (two clusters), Gorontalo (two clusters), Pangkep (South Sulawesi), Dompu (West Nusa Tenggara/NTB), Serang (Banten), Riau Islands, North Minahsa, Parigi Moutong (Central Sulawesi), Polewalimandar (West Sulawesi) and Bau Bau (Southeast Sulawesi).
The efforts to cultivate seaweed cluster schemes are being made to integrate upstream and downstream processing so that production can become optimal and have added value.
Victor PH Nikijuluw explained that the cluster system was implemented in three groups or layers. The first group is that the seaweed cluster consists of or includes local people or fishermen for its cultivation. The second layer is a business group collecting the products for first phase processing by local or regional firms and the third layer is that advance processing by processing and export companies. The aim of these seaweeds cluster divisions is to increase added value.
He said the production target for 2014 was the equivalent of one million dried seaweed per annum. Under the plan the same volume of seaweed would be processed into alkali treated cottonii (ATC), semi refined carrageenan (SRC) and refined carrageenan (RC).
Thus, in 2014, Indonesia's seaweed products in the form of ATC, SRC and RC would reach a value of one billion US dollars.
At present, seaweed cluster schemes are being carried out in 12 different regions. Of the 12 clusters, six are in progress and their end-products would be extracts or seaweed chips developed by local industries.
Victor PH Nikjuluw said that in Indonesia there were 10 seaweed industries which processed eucheuma cottonii seaweed species, with a production capacity of 500,000 tons per annum.
With regard to seaweed processing industries at home, the DKP is preparing three policy options to develop seaweed processing industries in the country. The first option calls for dried seaweed exports to be conducted only registered export companies owning processing factories at home.
The second option is that the government will restrict dried seaweed exports and the third one is that the government will authorize cooperatives to carry out seaweed exports so that the price margin between that at the farmers' level and that at the producers level would not be too high. "It can be imagined that now the price of seaweed at the farmers' level is only Rp5,000 per kg but at the exporters' level it reaches one US dollar (about Rp10,000). It is the high price margin that we are going to lower," he said.
After the restriction of dried seaweed exports in 2012, and the total stoppage thereafter, Victor P H Nikijuluw said, the government would also gradually stop the importation of carrageenan. "We are importing a lot of carrageenan but I don't know the exact volume. I say a lot because large food and cosmetic companies in the country are still importing the product," he said.
For now, imports could not yet be stopped because industries at home could not yet meet their need for carrageenan produced at home. "Those who produce soap, toothpaste and cosmetic cream are all still importing carrageenan. We (DKP) have talked to the chief economic minister on the efforts to build seaweed industries at home. And he supported the idea if the need at home could already be met," he said.***2*** (T.A014/A/HAJM/21:38/a014) (T.A014/A/A014/A/A014)
Jakarta, Nov 24 (ANTARA) - Indonesia, through its ministry of maritime affairs and fisheries (DKP), is working out an ambitious plan to make itself a world seaweed production center in the coming five years with an estimated annual turnover of US$1 billion.
To achieve this goal, the government is planning to create 60 seaweed cultivation clusters, restrict and then stop dried seaweed exports and build local seaweed processing industries. So far, Indonesia supplies 50 percent of the world's need for dried seaweed.
"We will restrict our dried seaweed exports in 2012 at the latest, after which will stop it totally," Victor P H Nikijuluw, director for business and investment affairs of the Directorate General of Processing and Marketing of Fishery Products (P2HP), said here on Tuesday.
The plan to stop exports of dried seaweed is aimed at developing domestic seaweed processing industries. So far, seaweed processing industries at home had not yet been developed maximally.
Data available at the DKP show that only about 15 percent of Indonesia's seaweed exports are in the form of processed products, while the remaining 85 percent are in the form of dried seaweed.
In order to increase supply for domestic seaweed processing industries, the DKP is launching a seaweed cluster development scheme in various parts of the country.
"We set a target to cultivate 60 seaweed clusters up to 2014. This is an effort to become the world's biggest seaweed producer," DKP Secretary General Syamsul Ma'arif said after opening a business dialog on seaweed business and investment opportunities on Tuesday.
He said that up to now, the DKP in cooperation with regional governments and private businesses had developed 12 of the 60 planned seaweed clusters. The 12 seaweed clusters are located in Sumenep, East Java (two clusters), Gorontalo (two clusters), Pangkep (South Sulawesi), Dompu (West Nusa Tenggara/NTB), Serang (Banten), Riau Islands, North Minahsa, Parigi Moutong (Central Sulawesi), Polewalimandar (West Sulawesi) and Bau Bau (Southeast Sulawesi).
The efforts to cultivate seaweed cluster schemes are being made to integrate upstream and downstream processing so that production can become optimal and have added value.
Victor PH Nikijuluw explained that the cluster system was implemented in three groups or layers. The first group is that the seaweed cluster consists of or includes local people or fishermen for its cultivation. The second layer is a business group collecting the products for first phase processing by local or regional firms and the third layer is that advance processing by processing and export companies. The aim of these seaweeds cluster divisions is to increase added value.
He said the production target for 2014 was the equivalent of one million dried seaweed per annum. Under the plan the same volume of seaweed would be processed into alkali treated cottonii (ATC), semi refined carrageenan (SRC) and refined carrageenan (RC).
Thus, in 2014, Indonesia's seaweed products in the form of ATC, SRC and RC would reach a value of one billion US dollars.
At present, seaweed cluster schemes are being carried out in 12 different regions. Of the 12 clusters, six are in progress and their end-products would be extracts or seaweed chips developed by local industries.
Victor PH Nikjuluw said that in Indonesia there were 10 seaweed industries which processed eucheuma cottonii seaweed species, with a production capacity of 500,000 tons per annum.
With regard to seaweed processing industries at home, the DKP is preparing three policy options to develop seaweed processing industries in the country. The first option calls for dried seaweed exports to be conducted only registered export companies owning processing factories at home.
The second option is that the government will restrict dried seaweed exports and the third one is that the government will authorize cooperatives to carry out seaweed exports so that the price margin between that at the farmers' level and that at the producers level would not be too high. "It can be imagined that now the price of seaweed at the farmers' level is only Rp5,000 per kg but at the exporters' level it reaches one US dollar (about Rp10,000). It is the high price margin that we are going to lower," he said.
After the restriction of dried seaweed exports in 2012, and the total stoppage thereafter, Victor P H Nikijuluw said, the government would also gradually stop the importation of carrageenan. "We are importing a lot of carrageenan but I don't know the exact volume. I say a lot because large food and cosmetic companies in the country are still importing the product," he said.
For now, imports could not yet be stopped because industries at home could not yet meet their need for carrageenan produced at home. "Those who produce soap, toothpaste and cosmetic cream are all still importing carrageenan. We (DKP) have talked to the chief economic minister on the efforts to build seaweed industries at home. And he supported the idea if the need at home could already be met," he said.***2*** (T.A014/A/HAJM/21:38/a014) (T.A014/A/A014/A/A014)
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