June 19, 2023

Village residents in Papua Province, Indonesia, to get training in animal feed production

Indonesia's Social Affairs Ministry had pledged to provide training in producing animal feed to residents of three villages in Muara Tami Subdistrict, Jayapura City, Papua Province, Antara reported last month.

The residents had already received chickens and pigs as livestock assistance.

The villages are Skouw Yambe, Skouw Sae and Skouw Mabo.

The training will seek to enable the residents to produce their own animal feed so that they do not need to buy it from other parties, Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismahani said.

"They must be self-sufficient in animal feed so they will no longer need to buy nor acquire it from other regions," she added. "This, in turn, will hopefully ensure the smooth running of livestock businesses."

According to Rismaharini, the training programme is expected to yield positive results.

"The province is only 20% away from achieving total self-sufficiency. If the assistance is well-managed, then we can expect a sound level of economic turnover in Papua," she said.

Rismaharini also expressed hope that the livestock assistance of chickens and pigs for the three villages will enable their residents to break away from poverty.

- Antara