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Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Edhy Prabowo encourages the optimization of the lands owned by the KKP and collaborates with cross-agency and capital institutions as a strategic effort to increase fishery cultivation production.

"To achieve the increase in the productivity of aquaculture that has been mandated, the important thing is how to realize it in strategic and realistic steps," said Minister Edhy in his remarks on the Increase in Aquaculture Production Through Optimization of Assets BRSDM in collaboration with LPMUKP in Jakarta, Monday.

He added that the next strategic step is to increase the capacity of human resources to run fishery cultivation businesses.

"We need to form superior human resources who are professional, independent, and never give up and who are able to manage these aquaculture lands," he said.

Excellent human resources in the context of developing aquaculture production, continued Minister Edhy, are fisheries communities and students who take education in the marine and fisheries sector.

He hopes that its implementation can improve the competence of the fishery community and students so that they have experience in carrying out entrepreneurial activities.

Especially for students, according to him, this opportunity can be a stimulus as well as a motivation that will lead to young entrepreneurs coming from KKP education unit graduates, especially in the field of aquaculture.

"I welcome and support the event to increase the production of aquaculture through optimization of BRSDM assets in collaboration with BLU-LPMUKP," he said.

Minister Edhy hopes that this moment will become a forerunner for other Satker to optimize their assets, especially lands that have not been used optimally for aquaculture activities by utilizing the BLU-LPMUKP revolving fund.

"Hopefully this moment will be a good step to raise our enthusiasm towards the strongest maritime country," he said.

A total of 18 cooperatives within the Marine and Fisheries Research and Human Resources Agency (BRSDM), KKP, and two new entrepreneurs from Assisted Fisheries Extension (PPB) together with the assisted community groups simultaneously carry out fishery cultivation businesses.

They took advantage of capital assistance funds from the Maritime and Fisheries Business Capital Management Institution (LPMUKP) with a total value of IDR 19.8 billion.

According to the plan, the funds will be used for the utilization of a pond area of ​​170,276 m2. (Antaranews)