Salted fish has no value, Jokowi encourages fish meal production in Indonesia

Published 2023년 2월 23일

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President Joko Widodo of Indonesia is encouraging the development of downstream processing industries from fish, such as fish meal, to generate higher added value. He believes that this could be beneficial for fishermen, Cooperative MSMEs, and small industries, as fish meal is of interest to many countries. The President has also asked local governments to support downstream programs in various sectors, including agriculture and plantations. He expressed concern that despite being the world's number one exporter of tuna, skipjack, and cob, Indonesia is the world's number one importer of fish meal.

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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) again mentioned the matter of downstream fisheries. One of them is encouraging the growth of downstream processing industries into fish meal which can generate multiple added values. "This is a small example of the added value being three times. If we sell fish it will just be salted fish, there will be no added value, if we make fish meal it can be 2-3 times as much," said Jokowi at the opening of the 2023 APPSI National Working Meeting, in Balikpapan, Thursday (23/2/2023). Moreover, he added, fish meal is of great interest to many countries, so fishermen, Cooperative MSMEs, and small industries should be encouraged to develop a variety of products such as fish meal. In addition, he asked the local government to also encourage the downstream program. And, not only limited to downstream mineral and coal mining, but also other sectors such as agriculture, plantations and fisheries. He gave an example of Thailand's successful ...

Source: Cnbcindonesia