Accelerating Indonesia’s Blue Food Economy: Qualitative Assessment

• by Rifki Akbari, Rahmatika Febrianti, Azaria Ekaputri and Dipanshi Sood
• Jul 1, 2025
• 1 min
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MicroSave Consulting’s “Accelerating Indonesia’s Blue Food Economy” explores how small-scale fisheries, women workers, and local ecosystems are being left behind in a sector with massive untapped potential. The report is a call to action for inclusive, sustainable, and evidence-based strategies to unlock the true power of blue food for Indonesia’s future.

This report dives deep into the overlooked potential and pressing challenges of Indonesia’s blue food economy. With the world’s second-longest coastline and millions relying on fish for food and income, blue food is not just an economic opportunity, but a lifeline.

By spotlighting small-scale fisheries, aquaculture, and the often invisible role of women, the report unpacks the structural gaps holding the sector back from limited market access to climate vulnerability and food loss. It lays out six critical pillars nutrition, environment, justice, productivity, value creation, and waste to understand what’s broken and how to fix it.

Through community voices, field research, and policy insights, the report calls for urgent action: smarter investments, inclusive policies, and stronger support for local actors. The goal? A thriving blue food economy that feeds, empowers, and sustains fairly and sustainably.