Minister Trenggono Says 89 Percent Of Indonesian Fish Feed Is Still Imported

Minister of KP Sakti Wahyu Trenggono (photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI)

JAKARTA - Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono said that Indonesia is still lagging behind in the supply chain sector to fulfill the cultivation fish feed. Thus, Indonesia is still dependent on importing fish feed.

"We do not yet have the ability to substitute feed. What happens is that all of our feed is still imported and the amount is approximately 89 percent," said Minister Trenggono at the National Fisheries Development Meeting of Blue Economy-Based Cultivation at The Ritz Carlton Pacific Place, Jakarta, Monday, December 18.

Minister Trenggono said, if import taps from foreign countries are closed, later cultivators in the country will experience difficulties.

With this problem, he also said, his party will cooperate with universities to find a way out so that they do not depend on importing raw fish feed materials.

"We have to move. If we can't do that, in the end we will become a country that is left behind," he said.

Furthermore, said Trenggono, serious steps must be taken immediately so that Indonesia can become a champion in its own country. So, it doesn't depend on imports anymore.

"Thus, we are not inferior to developed countries. In Australia, Turkey can cultivate tuna. We start in Zones 2, 717 and 716, we invest in tuna cultivation there. If we can get through it, in the future (Indonesia) it is better to be the best," he added.