Video: IPB Expert Reveals Key Issues in Salt and Aquaculture Fisheries

CNBC Indonesia hosted the Food Summit 2026 themed “Indonesia Food Safety Urgency: Towards a New Policy Framework” to foster shared understanding, strengthen synergies among stakeholders, and formulate strategic recommendations for bolstering the national food security and quality system.

During the Food Summit 2026, the Director of Brackish Water Fish from the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), Fernando Jongguran Simanjuntak, outlined government efforts to promote fisheries production through Good Aquaculture Practices (CBIB), primarily by small-scale farmers. This initiative is pursued through enhanced collaboration and outreach among institutions and cultivators, despite challenges related to education and various obstacles.

From the salt sector perspective, the Director of Operations and Development at PT Garam (Persero), Syaifuddin, expressed optimism about achieving salt self-sufficiency by 2027 through intensification strategies, extensification programmes by expanding salt pond areas, and the utilisation of technology in salt production.

Regarding Indonesian shrimp, the Secretary of the Shrimp Club Indonesia (SCI), Rully Setya Purnama, noted that shrimp continues to be a major export commodity for Indonesia’s fisheries products, accounting for 30% of total exports, with the United States as the primary market. Therefore, food safety is a crucial issue in shrimp exports through global standard certifications, even for small-scale farmer production.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Centre for Coastal and Marine Resources Studies at IPB, Yonvitner, revealed the challenges Indonesia faces in developing aquaculture fisheries and the salt sector. Issues such as spatial planning, policies, fishermen’s capacity, and land availability remain key concerns for the government.

Additionally, climate change, microplastics, and logistical support emerge as major problems that must be resolved to advance Indonesia’s fisheries sector.