4p2: Conditions for successful seaweed value chain development: lessons from Indonesia

Abstract

Since the 1980’s the farming of seaweeds in Indonesia has developed fast and is now an industry that provides livelihood and income for tens of thousands of coastal households, producing around 10 million metric tons of fresh seaweeds per year. Part of this production leaves the country to be used to produce hydrocolloids which are ingredients for the food and cosmetic industry.