W.IMA.2501 - Stakeholders Mapping for a Sustainable Partnership in Indonesia-Australia Livestock Trade
| Project start date: | 25 June 2025 |
| Project end date: | 28 February 2026 |
| Publication date: | 12 March 2026 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Grass-fed Cattle |
| Relevant regions: | International |
Summary
The study shows that key stakeholders, including the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), and Indonesia Quarantine Agency (IQA), possess both high power and strong interest, showing readiness to support bilateral trade objectives. Private sector actors such as GAPUSPINDO, APPDI, APPHI, HPDKI, and Australian peak bodies (RMAC, ALEC, CA, ALFA, SPA, GICA, AMIC) actively contribute to policy and planning. Active supporters, such as MLA, LiveCorp, and AMPC, along with importers, feedlotters, and Australian producers/exporters, have high interest but limited policy influence. Their role remains vital in providing technical input, best-practice sharing, and updates to working groups. Potential allies, including the Coordinating Ministry of Food Affairs, Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs, National Food Agency, DFAT, MoFA, and MoT, hold high power but moderate interest, requiring continuous engagement to maintain satisfaction and alignment. Understanding and addressing the interests of these key stakeholders is vital to ensure policy alignment, maintain trust, and achieve mutually beneficial trade outcomes. Effective stakeholder management through structured communication and joint policy formulation will enhance cooperation and resilience within the trade system.
Objectives
The study recommends strengthening government–industry dialogue through existing mechanisms such as the Working Group on Agriculture Cooperation (WGAC), led by service providers like MLA. Establishing clear short- and long-term priorities, supported by sustainable funding and institutional alignment, will reinforce bilateral commitments in areas such as biosecurity, food security, investment, and forward-looking partnership between Indonesia and Australia.
Key findings
Result implication:
1. Strengthening institutional coordination through MoUs and joint working groups between the public and private sectors is essential to ensure policy alignment and trade stability.
2. Integrating livestock cooperation into Indonesia’s national food security and Makanan Bergizi Gratis agenda can enhance supply resilience.
3. Maintaining Indonesia’s confidence as a key trading partner is critical for sustaining Australia’s market access and export competitiveness.
4. Ensuring that the interests of key stakeholders are well-understood and accommodated in the forum’s design and agenda is vital to maintain engagement, balance expectations, and achieve the shared goals of the bilateral trade partnership.
5. Broadening collaboration to include agencies such as NFA, MoT, and DFAT would elevate livestock trade into a cross-sectoral policy priority.
6. Empowering service providers (MLA, LiveCorp) and business actors to ensure technical realities inform high-level policy making.
7. Engaging research institutions and media strengthens evidence-based communication and public awareness of trade cooperation.
8. Developing an informal yet consistent annual (or more frequent) dialogue or forum aligned with the Livestock Export Program (LEP) is necessary to promote continuous information sharing, relationship building, and collaborative problem-solving between governments, industries and associations.
Benefits to industry
To maintain effective coordination, stakeholder engagement should be prioritised through a tiered approach, continuous engagement with key stakeholders, targeted alignment with potential allies, empowerment of active supporters, and selective collaboration with general stakeholders for communication and research initiatives. As institutional interests and structures evolve, engagement frameworks should remain adaptive and anchored to functional roles rather than organisational titles to ensure continuity and resilience.
MLA action
No further research needed.
Future research
No further research needed.
More information
| Project manager: | Helen Fadma |
| Contact email: | reports@mla.com.au |
