Shrimp Improvement Program (SIP) – East Java, Indonesia

Shrimp Improvement Program (SIP) – East Java, Indonesia

Yayasan SustainAqua Indonesia, Conservation International, and ThinkAqua,

East Java, Indonesia

Estimated pond area – 12.5 km2

The AIP will deliver on a roadmap developed by industry, government, and civil society partners. It will focus on increased data and provide evidence to support industry professionalization and market confidence in performance.

Practical training will be given to farmers, other businesses, and regulators on how to use innovative tools to improve water quality and reduce disease risks at the farm and production area levels.

The AIP will initially focus on shrimp production in Banyuwangi, East Java, but will promote lessons learned in other areas. The AIP aims to:

  • Improve governance and farm management in order to reduce risk, improve productivity, and protect natural resources;
  • Increase compliance with domestic and international standards and regulations to increase market confidence and opportunities; and,
  • Engage tech companies to create tools and processes that deliver better productivity for farmers and a greater understanding of environmental carrying capacity and disease risks for farmers and regulators.

SIP is currently supported by the Walmart Foundation to enable landscape-level change by the multiple actors within the industry, in collaboration with the local government and communities connected with the industry.

It is estimated that the AIP contains seven certified farms accounting for around 3,000 tonnes of product.

Start date

January 2019

AIP Participants

170 farmers

  • Conservation International
  • Yayasan Konservasi Indonesia
  • ThinkAqua
  • Yayasan Sinergi Akuakultur Indonesia
  • Banyuwangi Regency
  • Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Indonesia
  • Shrimp Club of Indonesia, Banyuwangi branch

 

7 certified farms representing 3,000 tonnes

Production Volume (mt)

19,000

AIP Stage

3

 

Workplan

Sustainability Evaluations

Scoping Document

Progress Update

April 2024

To support the delivery of the AIP roadmap (workplan) AIP participants have:

  • Conducted water quality monitoring along the coast – both within and outside ponds.
  • Held discussions with industry and government on the best methods for reporting disease issues.
  • The producer cooperative is going through formal registration to improve marketing opportunities.
  • Farmers continue to engage in increasing the use of wastewater treatment ponds.
    Held discussions with a new investment fund to directly support farm-level improvements in both individual and clustered farms.

Constraints

  •  Continue to maximize engagement with the local government to integrate AIP activities into their work plan, but the process remains slow.

 

AIP DETAILS

Species (common)

Whiteleg shrimp

Species (latin)

Litopenaeus vannamei

Countries

Indonesia

Province/State

East Java

 

LAST MODIFIED

April 27, 2024