Aussie aids RI dairy farmers

Aussie aids RI dairy farmers

JAKARTA (JP): More than 20 Indonesian dairy farmers began an
Australian sponsored training program on Monday to improve their
managerial skills aimed at raising Indonesia's milk production.

The four-day program is jointly organized by the government of
Victoria and the Ministry of Agriculture, the Victorian
Government Business Office in Jakarta said in a statement.

Participants include members of Village Cooperative Units
(KUD) and the Federation of Indonesian Milk Cooperatives (GKSI).

Victoria also launched the second phase of a horticulture
quality assurance training program aimed at furthering
understanding of key issues in the production of quality
horticulture produce.

The first phase was conducted from March 20 through March 24,
and the second phase will last until Friday.

Principles of quality assurance will be introduced to promote
better quality produce and reduce crop and post harvest losses.
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