South Sulawesi Province Pushes for Energy-Efficient Investments in 2024
Bisnis.com, MAKASSAR - The South Sulawesi Provincial Government (Sulsel) is currently encouraging investments that do not require large-scale electricity consumption in 2024. Its targets include strategically cultural-based sectors within the community, encompassing agriculture, fisheries, and livestock.
This is considering the reliance of South Sulawesi's electricity availability on natural conditions and various issues such as road stability conditions that are still below 70%.
Economic Advisor to the Governor of South Sulawesi, Mrs. Since Erna Lamba, stated that for the fisheries sector, they are currently pushing for increased productivity in capture fisheries by providing artificial fish aggregating devices (rumpon) and artificial reefs, which will serve as fish habitats in order to fulfill domestic and export fish needs. This is because there is already direct export of fisheries commodities to Hong Kong through Sultan Hasanuddin Airport Cargo.
In the agricultural sector, the government will further develop cultivated agricultural land, considering that there are still approximately 2 million hectares of unused land. These lands will be maximized to double commodity productivity.
Meanwhile, in the livestock sector, they will optimize poultry, cattle, horse, and goat farming, all of which are intervened by the Regional Budget (APBD). Furthermore, they will encourage the cultivation and breeding of the laughing thrush population, which is an icon of South Sulawesi.
"Due to the high consumption of beef, we will also increase artificial insemination targeting all female cattle to promptly conceive, so that by 2024 the population can increase," Since stated at the Regional Investment Week Business Indonesia event in Makassar, on Monday (20/11/2023).Head of Planning for Investment Climate Development at the Investment and Integrated One-Stop Services Agency (IIOSSA) of South Sulawesi Province, Abdul Hadi, added that the steps to accelerate investment in the livestock sector include five aspects: cattle breeding and propagation efforts, integrated goat and sheep breeding efforts at the Slaughterhouse Complex for export purposes, chicken egg management for import substitution and export purposes, chicken meat processing for export purposes, and integrated pig breeding efforts with the Slaughterhouse Complex for export purposes.
Several policies for livestock sector investment aimed at competitiveness and protection are implemented, including that the livestock sector is not listed in the Negative Investment List (DNI) as regulated in Presidential Regulation No. 44 of 2016. This sector also falls within the scope of businesses that are open with requirements and reserved for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
"Moreover, data from the South Sulawesi Livestock and Animal Health Agency (SSLAHA) indicates that there are still dormant lands spanning 13,000 hectares in Seko and 10,000 hectares in Rampi, East Luwu, which will be utilized as cattle farming areas," he explained.
The livestock sector plays a rather crucial role, as evidenced by the increasing demand for livestock commodities. Therefore, livestock development must be able to optimize land use, utilize agricultural and industrial waste, as well as support small-scale farming.
"The considerable potential for livestock development in South Sulawesi lies in agribusiness activities ranging from upstream activities such as cattle breeding and fattening, dairy cattle farming, buffalo, goat farming, and local poultry farming such as broilers and layers. Additionally, downstream agribusiness includes post-harvest industries and livestock product processing," he stated.
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