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| More Livestock than Population | The Beauty and Secrets of New Zealand Farming's Success |
More Livestock than Population | The Beauty and Secrets of New Zealand Farming's Success
New Zealand is an island country located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, this country consists of two main islands, namely the North island and the South island and more than 700 small islands, besides being known for its amazing natural beauty, New Zealand is also known for its agricultural sector, especially cattle and sheep which are indeed one of the main sources of income for this country.
So dominant is the number of cattle and sheep in New Zealand that even their number beats the population in December 2020, the estimated population of New Zealand is 5 million 112,000 people, while the estimated number of sheep and cattle in this country reaches 37 million, uniquely, despite having a large number of livestock, farms in New Zealand employ only a few people, it is not uncommon for a farm in New Zealand to be run by only one family or even only run by a married couple And amazingly, although it is run by only a small workforce, farms in New Zealand can run successfully.
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| More Livestock than Population | The Beauty and Secrets of New Zealand Farming's Success |
This is because in addition to being supported by the use of high-tech equipment, farmers in New Zealand are also greatly helped by the existence of cooperatives that have been formed by farmers for farmers in New Zealand, cooperatives play a very vital role with this cooperative, farmers only focus on taking care of sheep, cattle and dairy products, their task is: Plant grass, take care of farm animals and milk them for later storage in refrigerated containers; Meanwhile all the tasks of taking milk from the farm.
Product processing to marketing is the task of the cooperative, the well-formed cooperative ecosystem has a very large role in determining the selling value of fresh milk that has been collected by farmers as an illustration as many as 1000 farmers in New Zealand collect milk from their farms then they joint venture capital to build a cooperative in charge of buying the milk they collect, the milk is then used by the cooperative as material raw various processed products such as milk powder, formula milk, cheese and so on, because this cooperative is owned by farmers, it will buy fresh milk from farmers who are members at very good prices and because farmers always get the best prices from their farm products.
They always get a profit that they can invest in buying modern equipment, in addition to buying products from farmers, processing and marketing these products, cooperatives also have the task of conducting research, development, member training, and investment to expand their business abroad, Cooperatives in New Zealand are not only responsible for marketing and capital, in fact, they also contribute to protecting the environment and overcoming the impact of environmental damage New Zealand is indeed one of the countries that applies the principle of Cooperatives in all fields, from agriculture, manufacturing, insurance, banking, financing services, public services, education, health, supermarkets, and even retail businesses and cooperatives, this is what makes farmers in New Zealand prosper.