A Review on Seaweed Farming at North Kalimantan Indonesia in the Time of Pandemic

Abstract

During the pandemic in 2020, the price of seaweed has fallen by 27% although the total production has increased (Zannie et al., 2021). It is suggested by Zannie that the farmers are producing more seaweed but selling it aat a lower price than before the pandemic. Further explained by Zannie, COVID-19 has impacted a range of industries in Indonesia, but the seaweed farming was less severe, as dried seaweed can be stored, and more resilient to supply-chain disruptions. Zannie provided the example like in Bali, there has been a huge increase in seaweed production as a result of job losses during the pandemic.