Potential of beef and biogas from integration of beef cattle-oil palm in Indonesia

Abstract

Beef is a national strategic commodity and has high economic value. The consumption needs per capita of beef increase every year, so that it is fulfilled through imports. While domestic production has not been able to meet the meat needs of the Indonesian people to date. In addition to beef needs, Indonesia is also experiencing obstacles to meeting national energy needs. With an estimate of GDP growth reaching an average of 6.04% per year for the 2017-2050 period, it will further encourage an increase in Indonesia's energy needs in the future. The challenge of the world today is to develop renewable energy to overcome the minimum availability of fossil energy sources. To overcome this problem can be done by developing a bio-industrial farming system. One of them is the application of integration of beef cattle-oil palm. Based on the potential for oil palm area of 12.5 million ha, it can be used for the integration of beef cattle-oil palm. The integration of beef cattle-oil palm in Indonesia can produce as much as 2.7 million tons of beef and biogas as much as 172 million m3 or equivalent to 103 million litres of kerosene per day.