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        "id": 1711519,
        "msgid": "ipb-academic-increasing-local-cattle-productivity-needs-to-be-accelerated-1777564442",
        "date": "2026-04-30 22:03:16",
        "title": "IPB Academic: Increasing Local Cattle Productivity Needs to Be Accelerated",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "An academic from IPB University has urged the acceleration of efforts to boost the productivity of local cattle in Indonesia to reduce reliance on imports, particularly from Australia, as domestic beef production falls short of national demand, especially in major cities. The professor highlighted challenges such as low productivity of local breeds compared to imported ones, uneven production distribution, and rising demand from population growth and the food industry. Long-term planning, including feedlot systems using local feed sources and policy support for farmers, is essential to achieve stable supplies and price stability without disrupting the market.",
        "content": "<p>The domestic population of beef cattle is insufficient to meet the\nnational demand for meat, particularly in major cities. An academic from\nBogor Agricultural Institute (IPB) University assesses that increasing\nthe productivity of local cattle needs to be accelerated to reduce\nIndonesia\u2019s dependence on cattle imports, especially from Australia.\nProfessor Ronny Rachman Noor, a professor at the Faculty of Animal\nScience, IPB University, stated in Bogor Regency, West Java, on Thursday\nthat domestic beef production to date has not been able to meet national\nneeds, particularly in major cities with high consumption levels. \u201cThe\ndomestic population of beef cattle is not yet sufficient to meet\nnational meat needs, especially in major cities,\u201d he said. He explained\nthat the productivity of local cattle is still relatively low compared\nto imported cattle such as Brahman Cross from Australia, which have\nfaster growth and are more suitable for fattening (feedlot). This\nsituation is exacerbated by uneven production distribution, while demand\nis concentrated in urban areas such as Jakarta, Surabaya, and Medan. On\nthe other hand, beef demand continues to increase along with population\ngrowth and the middle class. Needs from the food industry, hotels,\nrestaurants, and catering sectors also drive the need for stable\nsupplies throughout the year. According to Prof Ronny, the imbalance\nbetween production and demand has led the government to still rely on\nlive cattle imports to maintain domestic meat supply availability. In\naddition, developing fattening systems based on local feed such as corn,\ncassava, and agricultural waste is also seen as able to reduce\nproduction costs while increasing the efficiency of domestic livestock\nfarming. \u201cEfforts to reduce this dependence require long-term planning,\nnot instant actions,\u201d he said. He added that diversifying import sources\nas well as increasing policy support for local farmers also needs to be\ndone so that domestic production can grow more optimally without\ndisrupting price stability in the market.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ipb-academic-increasing-local-cattle-productivity-needs-to-be-accelerated-1777564442",
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