Indonesia's Largest Dairy Farm to be Built in Brebes
PT Global Dairy Bersama (GDB) will build an integrated dairy farm with a capacity of up to 30,000 head of cattle in Brebes Regency, Central Java. The farm is touted to become the largest in Indonesia.
Director General of Livestock and Animal Health of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agung Suganda, along with Brebes Regent Paramitha Widya Kusuma and PT GDB representative Ihsan Mulia Putri, held an audience with Central Java Governor Ahmad Luthfi in Semarang City on Thursday (16/4/2026). One of the discussions in the meeting was the construction of the dairy farm by PT GDB in Brebes.
Ihsan Mulia Putri revealed that the farm to be built by PT GDB is designed as an integrated cattle farm based on modern and sustainable technology, with a land area of 710 hectares. “This is not just a farm, but an integrated ecosystem from upstream to downstream,” she said.
The farm will adopt a closed-loop system concept, where all processes are interconnected. Livestock waste will be processed into biogas as an energy source, while the residue is utilised as fertiliser for fodder land. Water will also be managed through a recycling system.
In addition, facilities for milk processing, a feed factory, and a corn plantation area will be built to support feed needs. Ihsan said the PT GDB dairy farm in Brebes is targeted to produce 180,000 tonnes of milk per year.
“With this scale, the contribution to national milk production could reach 18 percent. Even for Central Java, production could increase up to twice as much,” Ihsan stated.
According to Ihsan, the PT GDB dairy farm project will involve around 5,000 farmers for fodder provision on 2,000 hectares of land. They will also partner with around 8,000 breeders in cattle development.
“This is not just an industrial project, but also community empowerment,” Ihsan said.
The cut and fill process for land preparation will begin in June 2026. PT GDB targets the construction to be completed and operational by the end of 2027.
Director General of Livestock and Animal Health Agung Suganda welcomed the PT GDB dairy farm project. “If this is built, it will become the largest in Indonesia,” he said.
He stated that the mega farm is projected to contribute up to 18 percent of the total national milk production. Currently, domestic milk production is only around 1 million tonnes per year, while national needs reach 4.7 million tonnes. This means about 80 percent of needs still depend on imports.
“With the additional production from Brebes, this will be very significant in reducing import dependency,” Agung said.
According to him, the additional production also has the potential to boost Central Java’s position as one of the national milk producers. Currently, Central Java ranks third in national milk production contributions, behind East Java and West Java.
“If this runs, Central Java could rise to second place, even matching East Java,” Agung remarked.