Tojo Unauna regency in Central Sulawesi is enjoying the benefits of technologically enhanced shrimp farming with the first harvest this year expected to boost the local economy
ojo Unauna regency in Central Sulawesi is enjoying the benefits of technologically enhanced shrimp farming with the first harvest this year expected to boost the local economy.
The first harvest of the vannamei variety of shrimp began on Thursday at a local shrimp farming center in Ampane Tete district in the regency.
The first stage of the harvest would reap 500 kilograms of shrimp, valued at Rp 60,000 (US$4.14) per kg at the local market, the head of Central Sulawesi Maritime and Fisheries Agency Hasanuddin Atjo said.
“Over the next 20 days we will begin the second stage of the harvest of around 300 kilograms of shrimp,” he told The Jakarta Post on Friday.
Hasanuddin helped introduce the new environmentally friendly technology called Supra Intensive Indonesia (SII) in 2014, with the aim of replacing intensive farming methods to boost production and promote sustainable farming.
The center provides 324 square meters ponds for shrimp cultivation. It is expected that the entire harvest will reach up to five tons of vannamei shrimp.
Central Sulawesi Governor Longki Djanggola praised the innovation and expressed hope it would help local shrimp farmers. He urged local administrations to help provide facilities for farmers to utilize the technique, as the construction of six cultivation ponds cost Rp 100 million.
“Regents should find ways to provide the facilities for residents at a cheaper cost so that the technology can be more accessible,” he said.
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