The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry of Indonesia edified communities in Serang, Banten, through a series of trainings in March-April 2022 to pursue the Advanced Fishermen Village Program that can drive economic growth for the coastal communities.
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono stated that the Kampung Nelayan Maju (Advanced Fishermen Village) Program was part of the government’s efforts to create an organized, advanced, clean, healthy, and comfortable fishing village, which could improve the quality of life and productivity of fishermen and their families’ businesses.
“The fishing village is developed to become more advanced. It (was done with the) expectation that there will be no other fishing villages with (a negative) image, such as (with the impression of) poverty, (being messy) and dirty. They must be more well-organized and competitive,” he affirmed…