Malaysia is confident of achieving 50% beef self-sufficiency by 2030

SERDANG (May 14): The country is confident of achieving a 50% self-sufficiency level (SSL) for the beef sector by 2030, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu. Mohamad, who is also known as Mat Sabu, said it could be achieved through the expansion of various innovations explored by the Department of Veterinary Services, as well as the openness of the industry to apply new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) in the livestock sector. "We are working on 2025 beef cattle. When the director general (director general of veterinary services Dr Akma Ngah Hamid) says yes, then I will check. "He will work towards achieving [the target]. Today (Tuesday), the director general said it is possible, and I also agree that it can be [achieved]," he told reporters after officiating the Veterinary Development Convention and Innovation Day 2024 here. On March 8, Mohamad reportedly said the government aims to expand cattle farming on a feedlot basis, through ...