On 9 March 2023, Indonesia President Joko Widodo inaugurated a covering 60ha out of a total land area of 100ha in Petanahan District, Kebumen, Central Java. This was at an investment of IDR175 billion (USD11.4 million). This zone-based shrimp farming concept called BUBK is an environmentally friendly pond system and will be
a pilot for the development of modern shrimp ponds in Indonesia. This farm concept will be replicated in Waingapu in East Nusa Tenggara, covering an area of 1,800ha. The ground breaking is planned for June/July 2023.
Over the last few years, Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) has been planning to expand farmed shrimp production to 2 million tonnes by 2024. The concept is a cluster farming system and will be implemented all over the Archipelago. All facilities from
hatchery to cold storage and processing will be available in each cluster. The idea is to raise the productivity of traditional farms with smaller and lined ponds and adapt to new technology and innovations. The Kebumen BUBK pond system consists of 149 ponds with an initial productivity of 40 tonnes/ha. It is equipped with a wastewater management plant (WWTP), water intake to laboratory space. This pond implements Good Fish Farming Methods (CBIB) to maintain the optimisation of shrimp growth so that the harvest is of high quality and competitive in the market. This news was published in issue March/April 2023
More on Indonesia’s plan to expand production up to 2024 (May/June 2021 – page 6)
