The protein challenge: matching future demand and supply in Indonesia

Abstract

Indonesia has the fourth largest population in the world and in the coming years food production will need to catch up with its growth. To fulfill the protein demand of this growing population, the productivity of the Indonesian agricultural sector should be increased. This can be achieved either by expanding the agricultural land or by increasing the productivity of existing agricultural land and protein use efficiency. An expansion of agricultural land is not always possible or desirable: large parts of Indonesia comprise forest areas, including tropical rain forests. Consequently, the optimization of the use of existing agricultural land is inevitable. The present manuscript describes and discusses the current protein consumption and production in Indonesia. It presents the levels predicted for 2035, which would imply a strong gap between consumption and production. Alternatives therefore need to be considered to avoid protein shortage in the future. These would include the use of new biomass resources, utilization of agricultural residues as alternative protein sources for feed and other nonfood applications, and biorefining of biomass sources. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

A meta-analysis: Protein level of the substrate affect nutrient, macromineral, and amino acid profiles of maggot

“…The consumption of food protein from animal products in 2035 in Indonesia is predicted to increase by 41% from 2019 if the projected population increases to 304 million people, accompanied by an increase in protein consumption demands [1]. One type of meat is poultry or white meat.…”

“…Literature sources were used in a meta-analysis 1). Age of harvested maggot (days) and2) crude protein level of the substrate (% of dry matter basis).…”