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        "id": 1648497,
        "msgid": "kkp-confident-shrimp-pond-project-will-boost-east-sumbas-economy-1775026251",
        "date": "2026-04-01 12:33:53",
        "title": "KKP Confident Shrimp Pond Project Will Boost East Sumba's Economy",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID_BISNIS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) is optimistic that the integrated shrimp pond project in Waingapu, East Sumba Regency, Nusa Tenggara Timur, will significantly enhance local welfare by lifting 55% of the poor population out of structural poverty. With an investment of Rp 7.2 trillion funded by foreign loans, the project spans 2,150 hectares and is expected to produce 52,000 tons of shrimp annually for export to markets like the US and China, while also boosting regional GDP by 34.7-40.7% during construction and creating 8,820 jobs. Once operational, it could increase East Sumba's GDP to Rp 10.5 trillion from Rp 7.8 trillion, generate Rp 3.38 trillion in economic value from shrimp, and US$285 million in exports, alongside substantial local wage circulation.",
        "content": "<p>The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) is optimistic that\nthe integrated shrimp pond project in Waingapu, East Sumba Regency, Nusa\nTenggara Timur, will improve the welfare of the surrounding population.\n\u201cIt has the potential to lift 55% of the poor population out of\nstructural poverty,\u201d said the Head of the Extension and Human Resources\nDevelopment Agency of KKP, I Nyoman Radiarta, during a press conference\nin Jakarta on Wednesday, 1 April 2026.<\/p>\n<p>That statement was made by Nyoman while presenting the initial study\nresults on the economic and social impacts of the integrated shrimp pond\nproject. The project requires an investment of Rp 7.2 trillion, funded\nby foreign loans.<\/p>\n<p>This pond is being built on a 2,150-hectare plot consisting of eight\nzones. The majority of the land will be used to establish shrimp\naquaculture areas on 723 hectares of soil. The shrimp aquaculture area\nconsists of 12 clusters with a total of 128 maintenance ponds.<\/p>\n<p>Shrimp production is estimated to reach 40 tons per hectare per year.\nThus, in one year, the total shrimp production at the Waingapu pond\ncould reach 52,000 tons. The shrimp is planned to be exported to\ncountries with high consumption needs, such as the United States and\nChina. However, it does not rule out the possibility that shrimp\nproduction will also meet domestic consumption.<\/p>\n<p>Nyoman estimates that this three-year construction phase will\nincrease regional gross domestic product (PDRB) growth by 34.7-40.7% per\nyear temporarily. Then, there is potential for absorbing 8,820 workers,\nof which 1,889 are local construction workers.<\/p>\n<p>Once operational, Nyoman believes the shrimp pond project can\nincrease East Sumba\u2019s PDRB to Rp 10.5 trillion from the previous Rp 7.8\ntrillion. He also noted that the economic value of shrimp could reach Rp\n3.38 trillion per year. Furthermore, the export value of shrimp from the\npond is estimated at US$285 million.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the wage circulation is estimated to reach Rp 2,260\nbillion per year at the local level due to the recruitment of local\nworkers. Thus, the regional minimum wage (UMR) amount is predicted to\nreach Rp 260 billion per year.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kkp-confident-shrimp-pond-project-will-boost-east-sumbas-economy-1775026251",
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