Minister of Agriculture reports efforts to fulfill milk needs through imports in Indonesia

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Andi Amran Sulaiman met President Prabowo Subianto's summons at the Presidential Complex in Jakarta on Thursday (10/31/2024) evening WIB. In the meeting, the Minister of Agriculture reported on efforts to meet national milk needs through the ease of importing dairy cattle planned by investment companies from Vietnam in 2025, The Minister of Agriculture explained that Vietnamese investors are interested in building large-scale dairy farms in Indonesia. "We continue to strive to simplify the process so that they are interested in investing in Indonesia," said Amran in an official statement from the Ministry of Agriculture, Friday (11/1/2024). The import of cattle, he continued, is part of the government's efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in meat and milk through the procurement of breeding cattle from abroad. This plan also offers opportunities for local and international entrepreneurs to contribute to the free ...