The government is pursuing national milk self-sufficiency from\nupstream to downstream by strengthening production, research, downstream\nprocessing, and cross-sector collaboration to support food security and\nthe development of a quality generation towards Golden Indonesia\n2045.<\/p>\n
Deputy Coordinating Minister for Food Hanif Faisol Nurofiq stated\nthat around 80 percent of national milk demand is still met through\nimports, so the sector\u2019s self-sufficiency needs to be strengthened\ngradually and sustainably. Indonesia is currently only able to produce 1\nmillion tonnes of the 4 million tonnes required annually.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis commemoration of Nusantara Milk Day must not be interpreted\nmerely as a ceremonial event. Instead, today we should evaluate how much\nhomework we still must do together,\u201d Hanif said during the opening of\nNusantara Milk Day 2026 in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
He stressed that Nusantara Milk Day must be a momentum for joint\nevaluation to accelerate the development of the national dairy sector,\nwhich has long faced various challenges. He noted that the development\nof the dairy sector cannot be solely burdened on the Ministry of\nAgriculture, but requires mutual cooperation from all stakeholders, from\nthe government and businesses to academics and the wider community.<\/p>\n
He revealed that the national milk consumption level remains low, at\naround 16.2 to 16.8 litres per capita per year, equivalent to one\nspoonful of milk per day, far below the ideal requirement. Milk contains\nvarious essential nutrients such as protein, calcium, potassium,\nvitamins A, B12, and D, and probiotics, which play a major role in\nbuilding bone strength, muscles, and brain development in the younger\ngeneration.<\/p>\n
He said human resource development must be a primary concern because\nIndonesia currently has around 70 percent productive-age population, a\nvital asset in realising Golden Indonesia 2045.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must pay serious attention to this. Learning from the development\nof milk, this must also be a serious concern for all of us. Since the\n1920s, investment entered to fulfil our national milk supply. It then\ndeveloped rapidly from 2000 to 2020,\u201d he explained. \u201cHowever, everything\nis still import-oriented. Our milk needs, that one spoonful a day, 80\npercent is obtained from imports. We have been shackled by importation\nfor quite a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that dependence on imports could pose a risk to national\nfood security when global geopolitical upheavals potentially disrupt\nfood supplies from the world\u2019s major supplier countries. \u201cWhat President\nPrabowo Subianto conveyed, to truly make food security a national\npriority programme, can no longer be postponed,\u201d Hanif stressed.<\/p>\n
Therefore, the government is encouraging the strengthening of the\nnational dairy ecosystem through the development of an integrated system\nfrom the upstream, midstream, to downstream sectors to meet domestic\nneeds. Hanif assessed that upstream sector development needs to focus on\nincreasing livestock population and productivity suited to Indonesia\u2019s\ntropical climate characteristics, so as not to be completely dependent\non livestock from subtropical regions.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, research and innovation need to be strengthened to\nproduce livestock varieties adaptive to local conditions while\nincreasing milk productivity, making the national industry more\ncompetitive and sustainable. Hanif explained that the development of the\nnational dairy sector still faces challenges because most of the dairy\ncows currently used originate from subtropical regions such as Europe,\nAustralia, and New Zealand, which have different climatic\ncharacteristics from Indonesia.<\/p>\n
He noted that Indonesia is a tropical country located around the\nequator, thus requiring livestock types capable of optimally adapting to\ntropical temperatures, humidity, and environment to support milk\nproductivity. He assessed that using livestock from subtropical regions\noften requires specific environmental adjustments, including rearing in\nhighland areas, making the development of livestock varieties suited to\nIndonesia\u2019s tropical character a crucial necessity.<\/p>\n
In addition to strengthening the upstream sector, the government also\nemphasised the importance of increasing the capacity of the milk\nprocessing industry in the midstream and downstream sectors through\nbuilding integrated industries so that the national dairy supply chain\nbecomes stronger and more sustainable. \u201cThis is what we must really\nthink about. Starting from the upstream, how much milk production can we\nactually generate in our country,\u201d Hanif concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/government-pursues-national-milk-self-sufficiency-from-upstream-to-downstream-1781434492", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }