Aquaculture performance in Indonesia: Economics and social perspectives

Abstract

Aquaculture is one of the fisheries sub-sectors that play a strategic role in national development. Currently, the aquaculture sector contributes significantly to both food security and national economic growth. This study aims to analyze the performance of aquaculture in 6 major islands located in Indonesia at the period of 2010 to 2018. The research was carried out with quantitative and qualitative approaches using descriptive analysis, taking into account economic and social aspects. Economic aspects were measured by five variable indicators, namely Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and aquaculture production volume, budget value, aquaculture land area and the number of fish farmer households. Social aspects were measured based on five variables of fish cultivator exchange rate (NTPi), budget value, price index received by fish cultivation, household consumption index, production cost index. The results showed that the contribution of aquaculture was fairly significant toward the achievement of national development goals, although not all indicators were able to achieve the set targets.