TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The deputy minister of agriculture, Sudaryono, confirms that Indonesia will import 2 million dairy and beef cattle for the next five years to support the free nutritious meal program.
“We want entrepreneurs to farm live cattle here to meet the national requirements, especially for the free nutritious meal program,” Sudaryono said in a written statement on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
The Indonesian government aims to bring in 200,000 dairy cattle and 200,000 beef cattle, with the number expected to reach 2 million within five years.
The state will not directly import the cattle, but instead request cattle businesses to bring in cows from abroad, which…