On Thursday, December 30, 2021, the Head of the Sergai Marine and Fisheries Service, Klaudia Evinta Siregar, SKM, M.Kes, formally started the training for creating mackerel nuggets in Bogak Besar Village, Teluk Mengkudu District, Serdang Bedagai Regency and was attended by the village head of Bogak Besar, Mr. Syahrum S.Pd.I.

As the chief of the management and marketing section of fisheries goods, Mr. Muslim oversees this operation to 20 mothers who participated in this activity. Given that Bogak Besar Village has significant fish resources and many residents who become fisherman, YAKOPI expects that the training will help to strengthen the economy of coastal villages. It is envisaged that the demand for Mackerel as a raw material for nuggets would be met.

In addition to fostering planting and mangrove nurseries, which we are currently doing, the training we are doing today aims to provide guidance to the community in order to explore the potential in their village. We are also attempting to improve the community’s economy by inviting the community to participate. active in the creative business world. As a result, this training on how to make Mackerel Nuggets is projected to be a business opportunity for inhabitants of Bogak Besar Village, particularly housewives, to improve their home economics,” stated Halimi, YAKOPI’s Community Empowerment Coordinator.

Mr. Syahrum S.Pd.I, the Head of Bogak Besar Village, thanked YAKOPI and the Sergai Marine and Fisheries Service for providing nugget-making training in his village. He hopes that this training will open up commercial prospects for his inhabitants, thereby improving the community’s income.