Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy Minister of Investment and\nDownstreaming\/Deputy Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM)\nTodotua Pasaribu revealed that a cattle farming ecosystem can support\nthe Free Nutritious Meal programme and reduce imports.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo this is within the framework of our main target, which is to\nreduce imports as much as possible. Because this is very promising.\nEarlier, the investors also explained that Indonesia has great potential\nfor us to develop this. It just needs major consolidation on our part,\u201d\nsaid Todotua in Jakarta on Friday.<\/p>\n
According to him, the pilot project for a cattle farming ecosystem in\nEast Nusa Tenggara discussed on Friday (16\/5) is expected to begin\nrealisation this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt its core, we have begun discussing the creation of investment in\nthis cattle ecosystem to produce both beef cattle and dairy cattle,\nwhich also has a downstreaming ecosystem. There will be a dairy\nindustry, and most importantly we can support one of the government\nprogrammes regarding the need for meat for the Free Nutritious Meal\n(MBG) programme,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The cattle farming ecosystem is a concept encompassing the\nagricultural livestock ecosystem within a downstreaming framework. It\ntherefore requires consolidation of all existing strengths, namely land\nresources. Indonesia\u2019s consumption demand still falls far short when it\ncomes to the need for beef and milk.<\/p>\n
The cattle farming ecosystem pilot project in East Nusa Tenggara will\nbe managed within a single ecosystem, with a designated zone concept\nlinked to industrial downstreaming.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe ultimate goal of all this is for us to be self-sufficient in\nmeeting our beef and milk needs. This is the programme, and it is in\nline with the wishes and direction of the President of the Republic of\nIndonesia \u2014 how, with Indonesia\u2019s population now reaching 300 million,\nwe can suppress imports as much as possible,\u201d said Todotua.<\/p>\n
For information, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sudaryono affirmed\nthat the government of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President\nGibran Rakabuming Raka will lead Indonesia to achieve food\nself-sufficiency. The government is working hard to ensure that\nIndonesia\u2019s main food commodities can be met domestically without\ndependence on imports.<\/p>\n
Sudaryono explained that agricultural sector reform is not only\nfocused on rice but also on other food commodities. Furthermore, the\nDeputy Minister said the government is targeting Indonesia to not only\nachieve self-sufficiency but also become an exporter and a global food\ngranary.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/cattle-farming-ecosystem-can-support-free-nutritious-meal-programme-and-reduce-imports-1771242219", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }