International Conference of Mangroves and Its Related Ecosystems 2019

Traceability Studies of Kappaphycus alvarezii Carrageenan Industries in Indonesia

Bayu Mangkurat (1) , Maya Puspita (2) , Ratih Pangestuti (3) , A. B. Susanto (4)


(1) 1. Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs, Republic of Indonesia. 2. Faculty of Biology. Jenderal Soedirman University.
(2) Indonesian Seaweed Association (ARLI).
(3) <p>Research Center for Oceanography. Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Republic of Indonesia (LIPI).</p>
(4) Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences. Diponegoro University.

Last modified: 2020-05-29

Abstract


Like mangrove, algae ecosystem plays an essential role for fisheries and other marine species in the aquatic habitat. One of abundant and important algae in marine environment is Kappaphycus alvarezii. Moreover, Indonesia is a major producer of K. alvarezii carrageenan in the world. Since the seaweed technology development in Indonesia tends to increase in various sectors, there is a certain amount of industries are increasingly encouraged to improve algae technology innovation; providing high quality-cheap solution as result in high technology in carragenan development. However, there are still lacks in integrating of seaweed development management and technology. Consequently, people tries to improve quality control and efficacy of K. alvarezii supply chain. This study aims to give comprehensive views that can be used for the further comparative research on related carrageenan industries of K. alvarezii in Indonesia. In the further development, sustainability issues should be considered. Therefore, the research will be focus on traceability business of carrageenan industries of K. alvarezii in Indonesia based on stakeholder analysis; network and power analysis; and institutional analysis.


Keywords


Kappaphycus alvarezii, Carrageenan Industries, Traceability Studies.