BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES EXPANSION OF FISH GURAMEH

1. Preliminary

Carp fish is a fish native waters of Indonesia, which has spread into Asia
East Asia and China. Is one of the taxonomy of fish labirinth and includes family
Osphronemidae.
The people of Indonesia have long been known carp. Taste the meat is savory and very tasty
mainstream society. Carp is one of the 12 commodities for public nutrition.
Carp fish is one of the 15 commodities which are used to enhance fish production
and farmers' income. which has been developed by farmers this is because the demand
the market is high, maintenance is easy and relatively stable prices.


2. Business Prospects carp
Carp has promising prospects for conducting both small and large scale. This is supported
by the following factors:
1. The selling price of carp was higher than that of other freshwater fish, so that
relatively more favorable economic
2. Guramih market demand is high and still not met, so the opportunity
market is still wide open
3. Paddy cultivation is still widely available, can be a cement pond, pond, or reservoir. Farmer
carp over many parts of West Java use the dam and reservoir. Saguling, Jatiluhur, and
Cirata, so the potential for keeping carp
4. Data and information about the cultivation of sufficient
5. Feed for seeding and growth of carp are available throughout the year.
6. A lot of carp seed produced by the government through the Center of the Master Seed (BBI) and farmers
that specialized in selling seeds

7. Transport easily fall harvest carp, but must be handled carefully.

2.1. High Demand
One area that requires a very high gurami Jakarta. Currently, the market
jakarta carp consumption is estimated to absorb as much as 10-15 tons / day. To meet the market in carp
Jakarta, the supplier usually hunt to Parung, Subang, Indramayu, Purwokerto, Tulungagung, and
Kediri. However, the actual amount of supply not meeting demand in full.
In addition to fulfilling the local market, fish, carp have the potential to penetrate export markets. Market
abroad is still wide open between the United States, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei
Darussalam. Carp for export must meet the quality standards set by the Agency
national standardization.

2.2. Production is still less
One of the center of carp in West Java is in the Parung, Bogor. Each month, farmers
carp in the carp is able to supply for local consumption and Banten Greater of 2 -
3 tons. However, recent production decline due to land allocation to smaller production
to produce only a 1 ton / month.