The cold storage industry of Indonesia needs IDR 12 trillion (approx. USD $902 million) of additional investment in order to raise installed capacity to a sufficient level. Currently, Indonesia still has to cope with a deficit in terms of the availability of cold storage facilities. This causes a problem for the preserving as well as the transportation of (processed) seafood, chicken meat, fruits and vegetables. At the start of 2016 the Indonesian government announced it would open the cold storage industry to foreign investment for the full 100 percent. However, investment realization has been limited.

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Sejak Presiden Joko Widodo mengangkat Susi Pudjiastuti sebagai Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Indonesia pada bulan Oktober 2014, kementerian ini telah menerima banyak perhatian dari media. Ketika diangkat, media skeptis tentang Pudjiastuti, seorang pengusaha perempuan yang dianggap eksentrik karena bercerai, memiliki tato dan seorang perokok. Namun, dia selamat dari reshuffle kabinet, berubah menjadi kesayangan media, dan - yang paling penting - sektor perikanan di Indonesia telah bertumbuh kuat di bawah kepemimpinannya.

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