Jakarta, March 4 -- Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sudaryono announced that around three thousand dairy cows imported from Australia have entered Indonesia.

He added that in the future, dairy cows from countries such as Brazil, Vietnam, Denmark, and the Netherlands will also be imported to meet Indonesia's milk needs.

"There are around three thousand (cows from) Australia," Sudaryono told journalists when met at the Presidential Palace Complex on Monday (March 3).

According to the deputy minister, Brazilian cows have received import permits and are awaiting shipment.

He highlighted that the government aims to import around 200 thousand dairy cows by the end of 2025.

"The target is 200 thousand. We are heading there. This is a form of...