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Development of Sustainable Seaweed Based Functional Products for Promoting Blue Economy

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Republic of Indonesia

Development of Sustainable Seaweed Based Functional Products for Promoting Blue Economy

Promoting the blue economy by utilizing seaweed resources!

Principal Investigator

- Prof.
  ICHIKAWA Sosaku
  Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
- Prof.
  Hari Eko IRIANTO
  Research Center for Marine and Land Bioindustry, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)

ODA Recipient Country

Republic of Indonesia

Research Institutions in Japan

University of Tsukuba / Kyoto University

Research Institutions in Counterpart Country

National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) / Hasanuddin University / Sahid University

Adoption fiscal year

FY 2023

Research Period

5 Years

Overview of the Research Project

Development of fundamental technologies to sustainably produce functional products using seaweed

In Indonesia - the world’s second largest producer of commercial seaweed and a place where a variety of unutilized seaweed species can be found - there are high expectations for the sustainable and advanced utilization of seaweed resources. The project will develop and consolidate academic knowledge for the efficient and environmentally friendly production of high value-added functional products made from seaweed in the food industry and other fields. Advanced seaweed cultivation methods and processing technologies will be developed using the knowledge gained, as well as production base technologies for the industrial utilization of seaweed resources.

Promotion of the blue economy through the development of functional products using seaweed

A fundamental model for the advanced use of seaweed in Indonesia will be built that globally promotes sustainable marine economy activity, the “Blue Economy,” by encouraging the multifaceted industrial use of seaweed resources through the development of a series of fundamental technologies from seaweed cultivation to processing and manufacturing of functional products, as well as through environmental impact assessments and economic analysis.
* Blue economy: Sustainable economic activity related to oceans and marine environments.