"We should build big ports, with sufficient electric capacity, to increase fish production," Vice President Jusuf Kalla stated here on Monday.
The availability of adequate electricity is needed to operate cold storages and fish processing facilities.
"Indonesia lacks big ports and adequate cold storage facilities. As a result, we are not able to exploit and process fish on a large scale," the vice president affirmed.
The presence of cold storage facilities, with adequate supply of electricity, can help to store fish, which can be exported.
"In terms of the fisheries industry, there are two main problems: port and electricity. If we want to increase exports in the fisheries sector, there should be ample cold storage facilities with sufficient electricity," he emphasized.
Earlier, Marine and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti had visited Poland to explore further expansion of bilateral cooperation in the maritime sector.
The visit was a follow-up to the signing of a series of agreements, including a memorandum of understanding on fisheries cooperation inked between the two nations in 2013.
During her stay in Poland, Susi met high-ranking Polish officials, including Deputy Prime Minister/Economics Minister Janusz Piechocinski and Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Kazimierz Plocke in Warsaw, Counselor at the Indonesian embassy Roos Diana Iskandar stated on Wednesday.
Indonesian Ambassador to Poland Peter F. Gontha remarked that Poland has the expertise that Indonesia can utilize, including in the maritime sector. (WDY)
: I Gusti Bagus Widyantara
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