REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Indonesia and the Philippines signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation in seaweed cultivation from the upstream to downstream process.
The cooperation is part of the two countries' preparations for facing the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) 2015, Chairman of the Indonesian Association of Seaweed Businessmen (ARLI) Safari Azis said in a press statement here on Friday.
The association has intensively communicated with its Filipino partner, SIAP, and the Indonesian trade attache in Manila, with the support of the governor of South Sulawesi, which is Indonesia's largest seaweed producer and exporter.
Indonesia and the Philippines agreed to establish strategic cooperation in seaweed trade, cultivation and post-harvest handling. Indonesia could learn from the Philippines which is experienced in seaweed cultivation and industry, he added.
The Philippines' demand for dried seaweed from Indonesia reached 40 thousand to 50 thousand tons. "The MOU signing is crucial for Indonesia's seaweed farmers and traders to expand their markets," he said following the signing of the MOU by ARLI and SIAP chairmen in the Philippines, Friday.
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