THE CONTRIBUTION OF LOCAL LIVESTOCK IN SUPPORTING THE ADEQUACY OF ANIMAL PROTEIN TO FACE THE GLOBAL COMPETITION IN ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY (AEC)

Abstract

Livestock as a component of food needs, has an important role in relation as a source of protein in the future. Animal protein has a huge benefit in building the tenacity of food and creates the Human Resources that healthy and intelligent. The important factor to ensure the endurance and self-sufficiency, particularly in the sub - sector of the livestock is the provision of seeds and/or seedlings livestock, animal feed, and facilities that support it. Consider that,
the biggest of the role of foods from animal to improve the quality and productivity of Human Resources, so, in improving the consumption is not only responsible farm’ stakeholder but various stakeholders. Increasing national income in five years on the prices and increasing the segment of the middle class population also will be a driver of the increasing food need to
be met from domestic production in order to ensure the endurance and self-sufficiency in Indonesia. Indonesia as an agricultural country has potential to produce local livestock until it can contribute in supporting the adequate of animal protein to face the global competition of the economic community, ASEAN to consider that, there are sources of local livestock in each region that enough for reliable through the use of local livestock as plasma of original livestock and local Indonesia.