To Help Fulfill Nutritional Adequacy, Minister Trenggono Distributes 10 Tons Of Frozen Fish To Islamic Boarding Schools

Illustration of the handover of assistance from the KKP. (Photo: Doc. KKP)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) distributed 10.85 tons of frozen fish and thousands of packages of processed fish products to a number of Islamic boarding schools in Central and East Java.

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono said frozen fish and processed fish products were part of the Quarantine Quality Month program as well as the Gemarikan program.

"We hold this activity routinely in the hope of boosting the fish consumption rate (AKI) of the community", he said in East Java, as reported by the official website, Monday, May 3.

In his notes, based on temporary data from the KKP, Central Java, and East Java for the 2020 period, respectively 34.56 kg/capita and 41.22 kg/capita. This figure is still below the national AKI of 56.39 kg/capita.

"The frozen fish and processed fish products assistance program is also to help the boarding school in meeting the nutritious food needs for students, especially during the month of Ramadan", he said.

In addition, another goal in this program is to spur the wheels of the regional economy because the processed fish products distributed are purchased from local fisheries business actors.

On the same occasion, the Director-General for Strengthening the Competitiveness of KKP Products, Artati Widarti, said that the handover of aid was accompanied by socialization activities for the Gemarikan program.

"Before receiving the processed fish parcels, the participants received information about the benefits of eating fish, tips on choosing fish or processing fish in the right way", said Artati.

Although the handover is carried out at the Islamic boarding schools, frozen fish and processed fish products will also be distributed to the surrounding community. Each Islamic boarding school gets one ton of frozen fish and 500 packages of processed products. Such as shredded tuna, milkfish noodles, crispy anchovy, sea cucumber chips, crispy squid, milkfish shredded, brains, to klotok fish sauce.