Design of Agroindustry Development Strategy Based on Fisheries Cacthe of Merauke Regency

Abstract

The potential fisheries catche in Merauke Regency is very large and diverse. The contribution of fisheries catches to Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) Merauke Regency in 2016 amounted to Rp. 1,729 trillion or 56.6% of the total GRDP of the agricultural sector. During this time, fishery catche originating from the sea, rivers and swamps are only sold to meet the needs of consumers in fresh form to the local market and only a small part for other regions. As an effort to increase the added value of fisheries catche, namely by the development of fishery products-based agro-industries. The research objective is to design a fisheries catche based agroindustry development strategy for Merauke Regency. The research method used is purposive sampling design research, expert system research methods, and analysis techniques with exponential comparison method (MPE). The conclusions in this study, namely: (a) Agroindustry priorities that need to be developed in succession: freezing of shrimp, snapper fillets, freezing tilapia fish, and fish crackers, (b) Prioritized business scale of Small and Medium Enterprises, (c) Support from the Government, namely regulatory policies for determining potential locations, facilitating ease of use attract investment in fisheries agroindustry, and the ease of obtaining credit