Denpasar (Antara Bali) - The provincial administration of Bali said it would produce more cow breeders through its program of integrated farming.
"With the program , more cow breeders will be produced. Bali's cows are still high in demand," Bali governor Made Mangku Pastika said on Sunday.
There has been growing demand for larger quota of cows set aside for inter island trade, Made said .
Currently the quota for cows to be shipped out of the province is 75,000 a year, much lower than the request for 200,000 cows, he added.
A farm cooperative is given 20 cow breeders under the integrated program launched by the provincial administration.
So far since 2009, there had been 300 units of farm groups developed in Bali under the integrated framing program . 

The farmers will benefit not only from producing more cows but also from organic fertilizer in cow dungs. The program is expected to increase the income and improve the welfare of the farmers, Made said.(*/M038/T007)
