Urgency of partnership agreements in the development of processed food SMEs raw material of sea fish

Abstract

The development of the processed food industry made from marine fish in Indonesia is very potential. This is because Indonesia has the advantage of raw materials, namely sea fish. Indonesia is one of the maritime countries with the longest coastline. In order to support the improvement of processed food businesses with sea fish raw materials on an ongoing basis, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have a strategic role. However, in general, MSMEs in coastal areas have certain constraints in running their business. These obstacles include capital, food processing skills, marketing and so on. Therefore, cooperation between various parties is needed, namely the government, large and small business actors and fishermen. However, not many people, especially in coastal areas, know about business partnership agreements with big business actors. The purpose of this study was to find out and analyze the urgency of business partnerships in the development of MSME processed food made from sea fish. The results of the study show that although MSMEs have an important role in the development of the marine fish-based food industry, on the other hand, MSMEs have various weaknesses, including in terms of capital, skills in processing processed food made from marine fish, and marketing. Therefore, it is very urgent to develop cooperation with a business partnership model between MSME business actors and large business actors for the continuity of processed food businesses made from sea fish. The legal relationship between the parties in this business partnership is based on the partnership agreement.