Indonesia's agriculture ministry has said the lunch programme will require 4.1 million tons of milk
JAKARTA – Indonesia 's president-elect campaigned on a pledge to provide free meals to over 80 million school children, a costly and daunting logistical effort that is poised to lift dairy imports and ultimately boost the country's underdeveloped milk industry.
"With 83 million kids and pregnant mothers in Indonesia, the opportunity is enormous," said Charlie McElhone, general manager of sustainable dairy at industry service body Dairy Australia, which he said is speaking with Indonesian counterparts and the Australian government about potential opportunities.
That would be a drastic increase from a herd among dairy cooperatives and modern dairy farms estimated by the USDA at just under 260,000 head at the end of 2023. Such imports could take more than a decade and cost billions of dollars. "The local consumption provided by this programme will eventually build Indonesia's local capacity to provide its population with milk and dairy products," said George Marantika, chair of the Australia-New Zealand committee at the Indonesia chamber of commerce.
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