Malaysia: The self-sufficiency rate of ruminant livestock in Sarawak is targeted to reach 25 percent

Published 2024년 11월 14일

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The Ministry of Food Industry, Commodities and Regional Development in Sarawak is aiming to increase the self-sufficiency rate for ruminant livestock from the current 15 percent to 25 percent by 2030. This is by expanding the ruminant livestock population to 158,750, which includes 60,000 cattle, 20,000 buffalo, and 78,750 goats and sheep. To reach this goal, the ministry has allocated RM40 million in the 12th Malaysia Plan for various programs, such as breeding schemes, integrating cattle breeding with oil palm estates, and establishing livestock and fattening centers. The privatization of livestock stations is also part of the strategy.

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KUCHING: The Ministry of Food Industry, Commodities and Regional Development has set a target to increase the self-sufficiency rate for ruminant livestock in Sarawak from 15 percent to 25 percent in 2030. Deputy Minister of Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail said to achieve this target, the ruminant livestock population needs to be increased to 158,750 which consists of 60,000 cattle, 20,000 buffalo and 78,750 goats and sheep. "The ruminant livestock population as of 2024 is around 35,000 compared to 32,000 in 2023. "This increase of 3,000 animals has given my ministry the impetus to continue strengthening its efforts to develop the ruminant livestock industry. "My ministry has also allocated RM40 million in the 12th Malaysia Plan (RMK-12) to implement various programs for ruminant livestock in the Post-Covid-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030," he said. He said this when answering an oral question from Miro Simuh (GPS-Serembu) at the ...

Source: Utusanborneo