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Two SOEs team up to develop livestock industry
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Workers tie up cattle to be transported by ship from Tenau Port in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, to Jakarta. (thejakartapost.com/Djemi Amnifu)
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wo state-owned companies – PT Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia (RNI) and PT Berdikari – have signed an agreement to develop the livestock industry, specifically cattle and chicken breeding, as well as the animal feed industry.
PT RNI president director B Didik Prasetyo and PT Berdikara president director Eko Taufik Wibowo signed the agreement in Jakarta on Thursday.
“Our big mission is to develop the business and ensure the availability of protein resources from animals for the people. We see a great opportunity in this synergy,” Didik said in a press statement, adding that the cooperation supported the government’s program to boost protein consumption.
Citing data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), he said the consumption of animal protein in Indonesia amounted to just 53.91 grams per capita per year, below to the recommended minimum of 57 grams.
PT Berdikari is appointed by the government to develop the country’s livestock industry, while PT RNI also has experience in the industry and owns large farms.
The two companies, for example, will develop the cattle business, from the import and fattening of cattle to the breeding and selling of livestock. In the poultry business, the two companies plan to engage in activities from chicken breeding to sales of ready stocks, as well as develop chicken- feeding plants.
“RNI has prepared 24 hectares of farm land in Cirebon, West Java, for the purpose,” said Didiek. (bbn)
