REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has set a target to build 1,000 fish processing units across the country by the end of 2019, an official has said.
"By 2019, Kadin will set up 400 fish processing units, which will take the total number of units in the country to 1,000," Kadin's deputy chairman for the marine and fisheries sector Yugi Prayanto noted in a written statement on Monday.
He explained that the investment value for building small scale fish processing units with modest cold storage is estimated to range from Rp20 to Rp30 billion, while setting up large scale ones with advanced technology is expected to cost around Rp500 billion.
"It is assumed that of the 400 fish processing units that will be built, if there are 100 large scale units and 300 small scale units, then the total investment will reach Rp60 trillion," Yugi noted.
He stated that if communication with various parties goes well, local businessmen will be able to gain control over marine and fisheries markets in Indonesia.
Earlier, the Indonesian Traditional Fishermen's Association (KNTI) urged fishing industries in the country to comply with the rules for building fish processing units to accommodate traditional fishermen's catches.
"The compliance of fishing industries with the building norms for fish processing units is very low," KNTI Advisory Board Chairman M Riza Damanik said here recently.
He pointed out that while more than 1,000 ex-foreign vessels got fishing licenses (SIUP) to operate in Indonesia in 2014, only 33 fish processing units were built during the time.
Riza observed that in a Minister-issued Regulation on Capture Fisheries Business, it is stated that one of the requirements to get an SIUP is the ability to build or own a fish processing unit, or to at least have a partnership with a unit that has an official certificate stating that the fish processing unit has met the requirements of Good Manufacturing Practices and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures.
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