Doha, April 24 (QNA) - Baladna has signed over $635 million in second-phase contracts and launched a 109-flight airlift to transport 30,000 high-yield Holstein dairy cows from nine US states to Algeria, marking a key milestone in its $3.5 billion integrated dairy project.

In a statement, Baladna said the initiative aims to build a herd of 270,000 cows, covering up to 50% of Algeria's powdered milk demand, while creating more than 15,000 jobs locally and around 1,200 in the United States.

Spanning 117,000 hectares, the project stands among the world's largest integrated dairy developments, boosting food security, local production, and long-term agricultural cooperation. (QNA)