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View all search resultsGovt imports over 1,500 dairy cows to boost milk production
Indonesia’s milk production currently only covers 21 percent of total national demand, leaving a deficit of 4.6 million tonnes per year.
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A worker milks a cow at the Bintang Tani dairy farm in Bogor regency, West Java, on Sept. 19, 2024. (Antara/Arif Firmansyah)
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he Agriculture Ministry has announced it has imported over 1,500 dairy cows from Australia as part of a campaign to boost milk production and domestic farmer productivity, as well as to support President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meal program.
“Within two days, we have brought 1,573 dairy cows from Australia to Indonesia to strengthen the dairy cow population and support local farmer productivity,” Agung Suganda, the ministry’s animal husbandry and animal health director general said on Sunday, as quoted by news agency Antara.
Of the total imported cows, as many as 1,088 dairy cows arrived in Tanjung Tembaga Port in Probolinggo, East Java, on Saturday.
The imports are facilitated by PT Santosa Agrindo Lestari (Santori), a subsidiary of poultry firm PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia, in partnership with dairy producer PT Greenfields Dairy Indonesia and other firms PT Karya Suci Pratama, PT Irfai Berkah Sejahtera, PT Arla Food and Suka Makmur cooperative.
On Friday, 485 dairy cows also arrived in the country through Tanjung Wangi port in Banyuwangi, East Java, facilitated by PT Kironggo Joyo.
Agung said that the import decision was aligned with the government’s vision to expedite the increase of the cow population and national milk production.
“The government is aiming to increase the dairy cow population to as many as 1 million by 2029. This is a crucial part of achieving food self-sufficiency and supporting the free meal program,” Agung said.
