Ready to boost milk production, Australian pregnant dairy cows arrive in Indonesia

TABLOIDSINARTANI.COM, Jakarta – As many as 50 pregnant Frisian Holstein dairy cows from Australia have arrived at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Jakarta. This marks a new chapter of strategic investment in the livestock sub-sector. This arrival is part of the government's efforts to support the Free Nutritious Meals and Milk Drinking program which was launched to improve community nutrition. The Minister of Agriculture, Andi Amran Sulaiman, previously stated that the import of dairy cows is one of the strategies to boost national milk production. "We not only want to meet domestic milk needs, but also target milk self-sufficiency in the near future," he said. In line with that, the Director General of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health (Dirjen PKH), Agung Suganda, emphasized that the arrival of these pregnant dairy cows is part of the Ministry of Agriculture's grand plan. "This is a real manifestation of the private sector's commitment to encouraging investment. We appreciate PT. Juang ...