Cargill launches poultry farming mentorship programme

Source：Cargill Release Date：2013-06-03 130

Food & Beverage

In Indonesia, where poultry accounts for about 60% of total meat demand, Cargill offers its expertise and donates 500 day-old chickens as part of its newly launched 90-day programme that aims to teach high school students the rudiments of poultry farming

PT. Cargill Indonesia sponsors a poultry farming mentorship programme for high school students in Indonesia, beginning with Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK) Agri Insani, a vocational school. The 90-day programme will teach students how to develop and manage a poultry farm.

For this, Cargill has donated 500 local Ayam Kampung Super (AKAS) day-old chickens, and company experts will mentor the students on how to raise the local chickens from hatchlings till they are harvest-ready. Students are also tutored in farm business management to learn skills in profit and loss calculation, feed efficiency and capital management.

The farm is fully equipped with tools including eating and drinking containers, temperature-controlled chicken cages and Cargill-supplied chicken feed.

Akkarit Boontawee, managing director of Cargill Feed and Nutrition Indonesia said, “Our intent is to support Indonesia’s smallholder farmers by helping to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of farming practices. Every year, we at Cargill Feed and Nutrition Indonesia commit 1% of our annual earnings towards smallholder farmer training and rural development programmes to give back to the communities where we live, work and do business. We hope that by training the young students of Agri Insani in the techniques of modern breeding, they will leave the programme well-equipped to support and contribute towards the growth of Indonesia’s chicken farming industry.”

According to research group Business Monitor International, poultry accounts for around 60% of total meat demand in Indonesia, with the production and consumption of poultry growing 3.7% and 5.7% annually respectively over the past decade. Demand for poultry is expected to increase with Indonesia’s rising population and income growth, with the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) projecting a 30% rise in Indonesians’ broiler meat consumption, from 1.53 million metric tonnrs in 2012 to an estimated 1.98 million metric tons in 2021.*

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