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AUSTRALIA, JAPAN ASSIST NTB'S ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEVELOPMENT
Mataram, NTB, July 6 (ANTARA) - Australia and Japan have greatest interest in assisting the development of animal husbandry in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province, Head of NTB's Animal Husbandry Service H Abdul Mutalib said here on Sunday.
"The two countries consider that NTB is a hub of animal farming, both for slaughter animals and offspring for growing," he told reporters.
He said that Australia provided 149,326 Australian dollars in grant to help finance avian influenza control activities in Lombok and Bali. Besides it also assisted the development of farmer's groups in Lombok Island with training, workshop for local officials and animal farming management.
The Japanese government in the meantime provided a grant of Rp30 billion for the development of husbandry in this province.
The Japanese assistance was aimed at financing technological cooperation for the development of slaughter cows.
He said that for the 2008 fiscal year, Japan had provided 38 units of motor vehicles and 25 head of goats for 18 animal breeder groups in West Lombok district.
Besides, Japan also assisted the construction of a main cow pen for slaughter cows in Central Lombok district.
The slaughter cow development is carried out in the breeding centers in almost all districts in NTB.
"NTB's slaughter cow production reaches 55,000 while buffalo reaches 15,400. The number of cow offspring reaches 10,000," he said.
"The two countries consider that NTB is a hub of animal farming, both for slaughter animals and offspring for growing," he told reporters.
He said that Australia provided 149,326 Australian dollars in grant to help finance avian influenza control activities in Lombok and Bali. Besides it also assisted the development of farmer's groups in Lombok Island with training, workshop for local officials and animal farming management.
The Japanese government in the meantime provided a grant of Rp30 billion for the development of husbandry in this province.
The Japanese assistance was aimed at financing technological cooperation for the development of slaughter cows.
He said that for the 2008 fiscal year, Japan had provided 38 units of motor vehicles and 25 head of goats for 18 animal breeder groups in West Lombok district.
Besides, Japan also assisted the construction of a main cow pen for slaughter cows in Central Lombok district.
The slaughter cow development is carried out in the breeding centers in almost all districts in NTB.
"NTB's slaughter cow production reaches 55,000 while buffalo reaches 15,400. The number of cow offspring reaches 10,000," he said.
