Japan Interested in Investing in Indonesian Chicken Ranch

Government and private Japanese interested to invest in chicken farms in Indonesia. Meat livestock results are later exported to Japan. Director General (DG) of Livestock Production Wasito HR says, the realization of investment plans are expected to materialize this year. "We have done the correspondence with the Japanese government to invest in the chicken meat," he said in Jakarta on Wednesday (2 / 2). According to him, Japan requires that Indonesia free of bird flu (Avian Influenza - AI). Also ask to apply bio-security and strict sanitary. So, go Wasito, investment certainty to the chicken ranch Indonesia this year depending on whether or not infected with AI. Until now the Ministry of Agriculture has not received reports of AI in the region. "If the AI does not occur, we expect investment from Japan will start this year," he said. So Indonesia has been able to export chicken meat to Japan this year as well so people can enjoy the results. Wasito said the Ministry of Agriculture has launched the implementation of bio-security and sanitary to the farmers in Indonesia. Modern Poultry farmers have been implementing it properly. Indonesia now requires community participation, local government up to village level to disseminate the eradication of AI. Through the program, he added, it expects in 2007, Indonesia has been free of AI. Although the later is free of AI, scrutiny of poultry in Indonesia will continue to be implemented. Wasito asserted, actually through the application of bio-security and livestock sanitary good one can be free from disease. The Japanese also believe that Indonesia can export the AI-free meat. According to him, exports to Japan is a potential that must be utilized Indonesia. Other countries will certainly follow the willingness of Japan to accept Indonesian chicken meat. In the end there will be increasing demand of chicken products in Indonesia. "In the end the people who benefit because their products have increased demand," said Wasito. According Wasito, poultry production is now back to normal after a slump due to AI disease in January 2004. Now the amount of production in accordance with market demand. "We could increase poultry production regardless of demand. Now we are conditioning the production of poultry for appropriate supply and demand," he said. He said the prospects for poultry industry in Indonesia as a prospective trends. Consumption of animal protein in Indonesia is 5-6 grams per capita per day, whereas ideally 20-22 grams per capita per day. In Indonesia 65% of animal protein is derived from chicken meat. MOA will increase the consumption of animal protein to 10 grams per capita per day in 2013. For this year, he said, the level of chicken consumption will rise due to economic growth. The level of meat consumption will increase with economic improvement of society. So the target of 5.1% economic growth this year will push the level of consumption in society. Currently, the total chicken meat production reached 30 million kilograms (kg) per week. Public consumption of chicken meat 4.5 kilograms per capita per year. Total egg production reached 600 million eggs per week. While the production of day old chicks reached 19 million heads per day.