World Population Continues To Increase, Trenggono Wants Crisis Threats

Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (Minister of KP) Sakti Wahyu Trenggono (Photo: dock. VOI)

JAKARTA - Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KP) Sakti Wahyu Trenggono warned of the threat of a world food crisis that is increasingly real. This is in line with the increasing human population in the world.

"Food problems in the world are expected to be a major issue considering the increasing world population as time goes on," Trenggono said on the agenda of the Indonesia Marine and Fisheries Business Forum 2024, in Jakarta, Monday, February 5.

Trenggono explained, based on data in 2023, the percentage of the world's people experiencing food shortages increased from 7.9 percent in 2019 to 9.2 percent in 2022.

Then, the world's population is also expected to increase by 30 percent in 2050 or reach 9.7 billion people.

"The increase in the population has an impact on increasing protein demand by 70 percent, where protein sources can meet these needs from marine resources," he said.

In addition, Trenggono said projections from the Global Seafood Market or global seafood market would grow at an annual rate of up to 8.92 percent.

"This growth creates enormous opportunities for industry and business people in the marine resources sector," he said.

Therefore, Trenggono encourages marine and fishery resources to be maximized to support Indonesia's food security.

"We hope that marine and fishery resources will be able to improve the Indonesian economy," he added.

Based on KKP data, the investment value in the marine and fisheries sector of the Republic of Indonesia reached Rp9.56 trillion until the third quarter of 2023.

The investment achievement consists of domestic investment of IDR 5.32 trillion, foreign investment (PMA) of IDR 1.4 trillion and investment loans of IDR 2.84 trillion. Regarding the realization of the largest PMA from China, it reached IDR 370.74 billion, followed by Malaysia IDR 240.4 billion and Switzerland IDR 152.89 billion.