Trade and Investment Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria, on Tuesday May 9, signed a deal with the government of Indonesia for Kenya to export 700,000 heads of cattle to the country yearly.
This is part of an agreement finalized by TCS Kuria and the Director General of Indonesia Animal Production and Animal Health, Ir Nasrullah.
Kuria, who is visiting the Southeast Asian country, met a delegation to explore business partnerships between Kenya and Indonesia, where they agreed to start shipping the cattle by August.
“We discussed the opportunity for Kenya to access the 700,000 cattle per year import market in Indonesia. We agreed to hasten approval protocols that will enable the first shipment of 20,000 herds by August 2023,” the trade minister said in a tweet after the meeting.
According to the CS, the move aims to open an international market for pastoralists and business operators to sell livestock and livestock products in Indonesia.
“This is now an opportunity for farmers, who can now use the opportunity to sell livestock to international markets at better prices,” he explained.
The Trade CS also revealed that he had fruitful discussions on how to involve the private sector and the Indonesian government in developing Kenya’s blue economy and fisheries.
At the same time, he stated that Kenya will incorporate Indonesian technology in the mining and natural resource exploration sectors.
The Trade CS’s visit to Indonesia was intended to strengthen bilateral relations and explore future trade and investment partnerships between Kenya and Indonesia in a variety of sectors.
