Governor of Lampung has initiated a breakthrough in the development of freshwater Vannamei shrimp cultivation. To implement this breakthrough, The Governor has partnered with local entrepreneurs, utilizing the agropark managed by the Lampung Family Welfare Movement (PKK). As a result, the agropark not only cultivates plants but also serves as a role model for freshwater shrimp cultivation in Indonesia. This initiative has already yielded results, as the inaugural harvest was conducted by The Governor. It also stated that despite Lampung Province's success as the world's leading shrimp producer, the demand for shrimp remains high, including within Lampung itself. The Governor also expressed his desire to maintain Lampung as a shrimp production hub, following the example set by Dipasena. Lampung’s shrimp is number one in the world, but Dipasena's shrimp management has not yet benefited the people of Lampung, because its goal is primarily for export to other regions according to The Governor.

Lampung has five Fisheries Technical Implementation Units (UPT), each with its own land area of approximately 20 hectares. The government hopes for an integrated location that can facilitate the cultivation of both crops and fisheries, including shrimp. According to The Governor, besides boosting the economy, this breakthrough can also become a center for educational purposes in aquaculture for the community. This cultivation will serve as a model, as not many other provinces possess integrated cultivation land like this was also anticipated. In implementing this breakthrough, the government has collaborated with former Minister of Agriculture of Indonesia from 2004 to 2009. The shrimp cultivation is carried out using one square-shaped pond measuring 1000 square meters, one D30 biofloc pond measuring 706 square meters, one D10 biofloc pond measuring 78.5 square meters, and one filter pond measuring 100 square meters. The advantages of freshwater shrimp cultivation, include good resilience to environmental changes, excellent disease resistance, faster growth, high survival rate, and cost-effective feed consumption. Moreover, the maintenance period is relatively short, ranging from 90 to 100 days per cycle. Additionally, the overflow water can be used as organic fertilizer.

Source : https://www.lappung.com/lampung-inisiasi-budidaya-udang-vaname-air-tawar