Socio-economic significance of dairy farming around the world

Akhmad Sawaldi

FrieslandCampina Indonesia (PT. Frisian Flag Indonesia)

Dairy Development Program (DDP) & FDOV Project Manager

Top 6 challenges of dairy farming in South East Asia give impact to socio-economic situation

1. Lack of knowledge 2. Milk quality TPC 3. No of cows per farmer

4. Productivity per cow 5. Farm equipment's 6. Land availability

The growing population in South East Asia is an opportunity for the dairy sector

Population 2Milk consumption 1

Living standard of farmer

3

To become profitable in long term, sector needs to focus on quality & productivity

Profitable dairy farming

Government Support

Improve quality TPC < 0.5 mio cfu/mlby better farm equipments

Bigger farm minimum ± 10cows/farmer

Increase productivity ± 20 Lt/cow/day

One example of small holder dairy farming in South East Asia - Indonesia

Family farming, mostly in hilly/mountainous areas, grass from the roadside/forest, average only 2-3 cows

per farmer, very traditional farming

98% of total milk is produced on

Java island, total milk production:

± 1,450 MT/day

West JavaCentral

JavaEast Java

± 435 MT/day± 150

MT/day± 865 MT/day

1,050km

120,000 lactating cows

Various programs of Frisian Flag Indonesia & partners support farmers

Since 1996 FFI supports local dairy farmers to improve milk quality andproductivity per cow in a sustainable way.

By sharing knowledge FFI:- helps local farmers to tackle the challenges they are faced with;- supports the improvement of the socio-economic position of Indonesian

farmers;- ensures a sustainable supply of good quality milk for its business;- supports the Indonesian government in accomplishing national milk

sufficiency.

Also via an FDOV Project (sponsored by Dutch MFA) FFI accelerates DDPthrough:

- a Public Private Partnership;- development of sustainable dairy village in Indonesia;- involving ± 10,000 local farmers.

Deliverables of those programs.....

Less & Better Simple & Effective Sustainable Welfare

3 MCP’s operational + 2 MCP’s under construction

Increased farmers income ±10% (direct impact)

Increased quantity ± 10% (indirect impact)

Agriterra/WUR/The Friesian: training governance + financial + communication + milk quality + M&E

F2F: involved > 700 local farmers + 4 winners sent to NL

Young Farmers Academy: ± 246 young people applied

First ground breaking Dairy Village

Future dairy farm in Indonesia

± 60 local farmers applied will be selected 5 – 10 farmers

Will be operated on end 2017

Cooperation focused on improving quality will benefit all!

By cooperating and sharing knowledge withregard to quality and productivity we can:

- help South East Asian farmers to tacklethe challenges they are faced with;

- improve their socio-economic position;- ensure a sustainable supply of good

quality milk for consumers;- support governments in accomplishing

their objectives with regard to nationalmilk sufficiency.