Seaweed was processed was Processed Food

The Marine department and fisheries,through Through the Directorate empowered the islands small held the training of the processing of seaweed to food and the drink of the whim. The activity that was held while two days were followed by your 30 delegations the fisherman the Wangi-wangi Kabupaten Wakatobi Subdistrict.

The processed food kind have material the foundation of dry seaweed that was taught to you this fisherman took the form of Dodol Rumput Laut, Selai Rumput Laut, Minuman of Seaweed and Manisan Rumput Laut.Iwan Setiawan, Kepala Sub Directorate The manager the Pulau Ecosystem of the Small Island, Departemen of sea and RI fisheries said this training was part of the empowerment program of economics of the coastal community (PEMP) that more headed in the increase in your capacity the fisherman.

We tau that you the fisherman had the role that was big in arranging the family's economics, so as empowerment of the fisherman was not only given by us to his fisherman's fathers then.

Our hope with kemampauan carried out these local resources their economics could be helped he said. Not only that, this activity participants were also supplied management material keungan and the management of the market.

Harapanya skills that were received could be developed into the domestic industry (Home industry) that could satisfy the local requirement and it was not impossible if Menejemen the marketing him anxious managed well can be widened to the other the area

To give stimulan, so that participants in the training could immediately begin these efforts the organising side in this case the sea Department and RI fisheries divided participants in the training into three their respective groups was given equipment to manage seaweed.

I the feeling in Wakatobi this did not have the hindrance again if you perta wanted to begin these efforts, because the problem of their capitalisation could put forward the loan to the co-operative that managed the PEMP fund, Apalagi, said he if this co-operative could be asked berekrja same marketed prodak results of this seaweed whim.

If by means of like this then the PEMP program will go well because of one with lai him salaing supportive and needed, he said. In the meantime, Section Head Kelautan and fisheries (DKP) the Wakatobi Regency, Drs LD Hajifu MSi added in the future his side will develop this activity so as you the fisherman will in Wakatobi have skills mengelolah local resources available in Wakatobi. "If they already skilled did The processing this kind, was thought by me our fisherman still does not depend with the climate" of the not "better marketing Hajifu words."

In the place that was the same Masrani and Wa Ode Mari that also joined this activity admitted to being grateful with the existence of this training. His article seaweed that was managed by them during This already This already could be managed by them personally to processed food.

At least to komsumsi the household personally. We were happy because we could manage food that his material is no longer bought by us from the other person but is buried by us personally said Masrani.

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