The facility was built in an effort to make good quality fish feed available to fish farmers at a reasonable price, the minister said on the occasion.
The facility was set up as part of the government`s strategy to revitalize fish cultivation or farming activities in support of its program to industrialize farm-based fisheries, he said,
The fish processing facility was meant to enhance the fish processing industry as part of the country fisheries-based industry network, he said.
The fish feed plant was equipped with machinery from South Korea consisting of of pulverizing machine, mixer, pellet mill and boiler.It had a capacity to produce 2 tons of fish feed pe hour.
"With the existence of this facility, I predict, the present fish feed price will drop by 10 to 20 percent," the minister said.
(Uu.HAJM/A014)
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