Makassar, Aug. 4 -- The Indonesian government is again preparing a village development program through the Thematic Aquaculture Program following the establishment of Village Cooperatives to strengthen the village economy.

Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan, after opening the Village Cooperative/Red and White Cooperative (KDKMP) Seminar in Makassar on Tuesday, stated that every village that has land will develop thematic fish farming.

"Now, thematic fisheries villages will be established. We are already self-sufficient in rice for carbohydrates, and now we will move into fish protein," he said.

The Thematic Fisheries Village Program is a priority program for 2025-2029 with a target of 40,000 thematic inland fish farm...