Until now, the use of fish ponds in Peana Village, Pipikoro District, Sigi Regency, has not been maximized. This reality is reflected in the many fish ponds abandoned by Peana residents due to a lack of fish seeds. Even though market demand for freshwater fish is quite high, the fish farming business in Peana Village has not been fully optimized. This not only has the potential to be a source of income for fish farmers and families. But it is also hoped that it can improve nutritional aspects in society.
The KARSA Institute was also present to help the freshwater fish cultivation group in Peana Village receive fish seeds. The collaboration between the KARSA Institute and the Dipenkor Fish Cultivation Group, Peana Village, Sigi Regency, has involved several meetings. One of them is with the Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Livestock Service of Sigi Regency to overcome the problem of a shortage of fish seeds in Peana Village.
Finally, the Peana Village freshwater fish cultivation group received assistance with 5,000 goldfish seeds, fish food types T781-2 and F999. The handover of this aid was carried out by the Fish Resources Analysis of the Sigi Regency Food Security and Fisheries Service, Suaib Hasan, S.Agr. When receiving assistance, Suaib Hasan reminded the recipient groups to utilize and maximize the assistance. As well as paying attention to the sustainability of fish farming businesses in the future.
"Hopefully the assistance provided by the Sigi Regency Government will be useful. "It will also have an economic improvement impact on the community, especially Peana Village," hoped Suaib.
Chair of the Peana Village Dipenkor Group, Sem Warani, expressed his gratitude for the assistance received with fish seeds and feed. He did not expect that his group's proposal would be responded to so quickly by the Department.
"We would like to express our thanks to the Sigi Food Security and Fisheries Service for responding to our proposal. "This was beyond our expectations, we thought that next year we would receive fish seed assistance," said Sem Warani.
Sem also did not forget to thank KARSA for helping his group from making proposals to bringing them together with the Department.
"We would also like to express our thanks to our KARSA friends who helped our group a lot. "Starting from making proposals to bringing us together with the Department, so that we can accept proposals for assistance with fish seeds and fish food this year," continued Sem Warsani.
Desmon, KARSA Program Manager, emphasized the importance of building good relationships with the Sigi Regency Food Security and Fisheries Service to deal with the need for fish seeds in the assisted areas.
"In the six villages supported by Estungkara, the need for fish seeds is quite high. "Currently, we have built good communication with the Sigi Food Security and Fisheries Service to be able to facilitate fish cultivation groups, especially women's groups," said Desmon.
"We hope that with the assistance of fish seeds for the Dipenkor group, this will be the first step in collaboration with the Department, so that in the future it will increase income for group members while also meeting the nutritional needs of the family. "This is in accordance with the Estungkara program which can connect the Sigi Regency Government in providing services for the To Kulawi Uma indigenous community," he added.
