PALMOILMAGAZINE, JAKARTA – In response to the escalating challenges posed by the stagnant increase in beef cattle population and the constraints of limited livestock areas, there is an urgent need to redefine the approach and cultivation systems. The implementation of innovative solutions is imperative to overcome these hurdles and achieve self-sufficiency in beef cattle production.
Recognizing the inadequate growth in the beef cattle population, it has been identified that transitioning from an intensive to a semi-intensive cultivation system is the most effective strategy. This shift promises positive impacts on beef cattle breeding, taking into account the constraints imposed by diminishing available areas.
The narrowing of available areas necessitates collaborative efforts from decision-makers. Consequently, the SISKA (Sistem Integrasi Sapi Kelapa Sawit) program emerges as the ideal platform to disseminate and promote this new conceptual framework.
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Prof. Mahrowi, Head of the Tropical Animal Studies Center (Centras) at Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), emphasized the significance of the SISKA program in fostering a collaborative approach. “Through discussions within the SISKA program, we have concluded to initiate a palm oil-cow integrated program,” stated Prof. Mahrowi in a recent interview with Palmoilmagazine.com.
Prof. Nahrowi also told the visit to PT SISKA would be the important thing to understand every field condition and formulate unclear beef cattle breeding concept. By involving field practitioners, we would try to get innovative solution to solve the decreasing beef cattle decreasing population particularly in this region.
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Within only 28 thousand hectares to breed beef cattle in South Kalimantan Province, the chance to realize beef cattle self – sufficiency would be realized through the synergy between agriculture and forestry sectors. The areas where Ministry of Environment and Forestry manages would be taken for advantages through multi usaha kehutanan (MUK). We also encouraged every stakeholder and smallholder to get diversification business by having palm oil – cow integrated program.
“In the cultivation system, the nutrition would depend on the beef cattle itself by calculating their natural instinct. Beef cattle would know their food according to what they need personally, confirm the optimal growth and good health. These would be the same with the trend heading to sustainable cultivation globally,” Prof. Nahrowi said.
For the record, in Indonesia, intensive cultivation system still dominates but through the concept transformation, we hoped to realize tat the change is key of sustainability. By taking for advantage palm oil plantations and having livestock and plantation integration, it would realize beef cattle self – sufficiency, particularly in South Kalimantan. (T2)
