Banun was speaking after a meeting with the three agricultural attache from Brazil, Canada, and New Zealand. According to the schedule, there are six agricultural attache who was invited, namely Mexico, Ireland, Uruguay, New Zealand, Canada, and Brazil. However, the first three countries that do not meet the invitation.
Agriculture Quarantine Agency invites representatives of these countries in order to determine the disease status of these countries, the status of food safety, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, procedures for monitoring and surveillance, as well as the cattle population and the ability to export calves, cows, and meat cows.
"We invite them in order to explore alternative sources of supply of calves, cows seeds, and beef, as a form of anticipation of the cessation of issues related to export cattle from Australia," said Banun.
As reported in Australia, surprise stop the import of cattle to Indonesia. The meeting also discussed the possibility of bringing the supply source of cattle and beef from countries with the status of foot and mouth disease free zone based.
Head of Animal Quarantine and Animal Biosafety Kemtan Sudjarwanto Agriculture Quarantine Agency said the meeting was a refinement of materials for the formulation of national strategy fulfillment of beef in the short, medium and longer term. "Quarantine islands as an alternative medium and long term policy," he said.
From that meeting it was revealed that New Zealand can not meet the needs of calves because the policies of the country's cattle exports have been stopped. Import opportunities that can be done only for seeds and beef cattle.
As for Brazil could meet the needs of calves, cows seeds, and beef regardless of the number of Indonesia want. However, it depends regulation in Indonesia. Willingness same was done by Canada. From the results of the meeting, an opportunity for Indonesia to enter the cattle, cow seeds, and beef from outside Australia is very open.
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