The government will make catfish as one of the main commodities that will be maximized for Indonesia’s food self-sufficiency. Coordinator of Minister for maritime Indroyo Susilo said that the election of catfish as the mainstay because catfish is a fish that contain lots of nutrients with cheap price. “Even though Catfish is the cheapest, it has a lot of animalprotein,” he said after a meeting at his office, Jakarta, Thursday (29/01/2015). Moreover, Indroyono said that catfish has been well known even to the European continent. “We can sell to Europe,” he added. Besides catfish, he also would make other fisheries commodities such as shrimp, grouper, red snapper, tilapia and catfish as the main commodity.He also said that the government has targeted Indonesian aquaculture production should reach 31.3 million tons. To achieve these targets, the government must meet a few things that could support aquaculture. For the cultivation needs 7 things that must be met, namely, location, seed, feed, medicine, technology and markets.
Topic Santance : The government will make catfish as one of the main commodities that will be maximized for Indonesia’s food self-sufficiency
Supporting Santance : 1. Coordinator of Minister for maritime Indroyo Susilo said that the election of catfish as the mainstay because catfish is a fish that contain lots of nutrients with cheap price.
2. Moreover, Indroyono said that catfish has been well known even to the European continent.
3. “Even though Catfish is the cheapest, it has a lot of animal protein,” he said after a meeting at his office, Jakarta, Thursday (29/01/2015).
