Jakarta, Jan 20 (Antara) - Amid government efforts to revitalize idle
shrimp ponds and develop pilot projects in 32 districts across the
country, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) will
commence shrimp cultivation early this year.
In the future, the Kadin sees bright prospects for the shrimp
aquaculture business in Indonesia, as the prices of this commodity are
showing a bullish trend in the global market.
The bright prospects have also encouraged the government to develop
pilot shrimp demonstration farm (demfarm) projects in 32 districts in
its seven provinces, which include Banten, West Java, Central Java, East
Java, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), South Sulawesi, and Lampung.
"Right now, the prospects of the shrimp commodity look promising,"
Kadin Chairman for Fisheries Affairs Yugi Prananto stated here on
Wednesday last week.
He noted that the Kadin was promoting the cultivation of vannamei
shrimp species in a number of provinces, including the one being
cultivated in Karawang, the province of Banten.
Prananto explained that an investment of Rp500 million is required for
every hectare of shrimp cultivation. He further added that the Kadin
will conduct this business in cooperation with the Ministry of Marine
Affairs and Fisheries.
The Kadin's businesses will provide the requisite financing, seedling, and supportive infrastructure.
He expressed hope that the joint vannamei shrimp cultivation investment
program will have a positive impact and will continue to function
favorably.
Therefore, he stated that the Kadin will encourage its members to
develop shrimp projects because the price of shrimp was appreciating and
Indonesia was already using the shrimp cultivation technology.
"The
overseas demand for shrimp is showing an upward trend," Yugi Prayanto
noted, adding that the Kadin was planning to invest in the fishery
cultivation sector, particularly in shrimp cultivation.
He remarked that the Kadin is keen to invest in the good prospects of
shrimp aquaculture and has called on its businesses to boost investment
in this sector.
"The cultured fish business, in general, has better prospects than
catch fishing. The banks view this sector as more feasible, measurable,
and its turnout is guaranteed," Yugi Prayanto claimed.
The Kadin's permanent Committee Deputy Chairman for Business
Development, Marine and Fishery Technology Affairs, Harry Lukminto,
believes that the country's shrimp business had good prospects, stating
that Indonesia should harbor no doubts about marketing its shrimp
produce. After all, it boasts the longest and second-best coastline in
the world. This ensures its ability to provide fish throughout the year.
Lukminto noted that the Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry was on
the right track with its support for the maritime and fisheries
industrialization programs.
The Kadin's interest in the cultivation of shrimp is in accordance with
the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), which has
developed shrimp pilot projects in several parts of the country.
Apart from that, the MMAF has also launched a number of programs
intended to educate the people on shrimp cultivation in various regions
so that the production and competitiveness in the world market of this
commodity can be increased.
"We need to impart education to shrimp farmers, in stages, so that they
are well-informed about the different stages of technological
application in shrimp farming," Director General for Cultured Fisheries
Affairs Slamet Soebjakto reported recently.
He added that with stage-wise edification, the shrimp farmers will
become progressively aware of the traditional, traditional-plus,
semi-intensive, and intensive systems. These systems should also be
eco-friendly, by the application of, what is dubbed as good fisheries
cultivation standard (CBIB).
The
director general claimed that the shrimp pond revitalization program
launched by the MMFA was aimed at encouraging and accelerating the
development of shrimp industrialization in the country.
He reminded that until last year, the MMFA had rehabilitated a number
of shrimp ponds and the development of demfarm projects in the 32
districts in its seven provinces.
In 2013, the government conducted revitalization programs on 20
thousand hectares of shrimp ponds located in Central Java, East Java,
South Sulawesi, and Lampung.
To realize its production target of 608 thousand tons of shrimp in
2014, the government has allocated a budget of Rp240 billion for the
revitalization of idle shrimp ponds.
Slamet pointed out that the revitalization program, which was a pilot
project, was able to spur the development of new shrimp ponds near the
demfarm projects.
"This
program is part of the agricultural, forestry, and fishery
revitalization programs announced by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
in 2005, but was realized only in 2012, by the Ministry of Marine
Affairs and Fisheries," the Director General stated.
He further added that the revitalization of idle shrimp ponds has been
neglected so far, and this program will help increase the productivity
and improve the welfare of the breeders and people.
Moreover, the government is continuing its efforts to increase the
national shrimp production in order to meet the demands of both the
local and international market.
"We
are revitalizing the shrimp aquaculture so that we can set a production
target of 608 thousand tons, up 30 percent from the recorded production
of 457,600 tons in 2012," Slamet told the media.
According
to Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sharif Cicip Sutardjo,
Indonesia has a larger potential as compared to its competitors in the
other Southeast Asian countries.
Indonesia has 1.2 million hectares of land area, of which 773 thousand
hectares have major productive potential for shrimp cultivation.
The disease-free shrimp cultivated in Indonesia offer the country yet
another competitive edge in developing shrimp aquaculture, apart from
its land potential.
Minister Sharif claimed that the Indonesian shrimp produce was free of
any toxic residue and had high economic value in the global market.
Therefore, shrimp deserved to be named as a mainstay commodity.
"The annual application of the National Residue Control Plan (NRCP) by
the MMFA has succeeded in getting the Indonesian shrimp produce free of
any residue and in leading the European Union Commission to lift its
sanction on Indonesian shrimp exports," the minister stated.
He
added that Indonesian shrimp were immune to the Early Mortality
Syndrome (EMS) disease, which had infected the shrimp produce in
Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam. This was one of the key reasons why
Indonesia's shrimp has high economic value and has experienced high
market demand during the past few months.
The
data furnished by the MMFA revealed that during the first semester of
2013, Indonesia's shrimp exports touched US$723.6 million, accounting
for 36.7 percent of the total value of Indonesia's marine and fisheries
exports, which stood at US$1.97 billion.
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