An interview with Amos Omore Country Representative, International Livestock Research Institute, Tanzania The state and future of the livestock sector in Tanzania Birungi:What is ILRI doing in Tanzania in relation to building the capacity of the various value chain actors?Amos: We have been involved in resear... 24/03/2016
An interview with Manu Schärer - Supplier development manager at Nestlé Equatorial Africa Region Ltd The state and future of dairy sector in the EAC: Models that Work and Those that Do Not Birungi:How is Nestlé involved in the dairy business?Schärer: One of Nestlé’s core businesses is Dairy which involves procuring and processing of m... 22/03/2016
Progress on More Milkit Program in Tanzania-Traders receive training in developing bankable business plans The MoreMilkiT project works with milk traders in Morogoro and Tanga regions of Tanzania to set up dairy market hubs that will be used to pilot app... 14/03/2016
Dairy Farmers and ‘Tax-man’ in Uganda at Crossroads Plans by the Government of Uganda to start levying taxes on dairy farmers has been met with apprehension by dairy farmers under the umbrella of Uga... 11/03/2016
Kenyan Consumers unlikely to benefit from El-Nino tiding as milk prices remain high Regulatory role of the Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) has been put into sharp perspective due to its apparent failure in protecting consumers from exploit... 11/03/2016
An Italian-Tanzania Project Awarded for its contribution in improving lives of Dairy Farmers in Njombe, Tanzania Africa Milk Project (AMP) is the first prize winner in the category of “Sustainable development of small rural communities in marginal areas” durin... 29/02/2016
Rwanda institutes a legal mechanism towards regulation of dairy industry to boost its growth The Government of Rwanda is showing commitment to develop the dairy sub-sector in the country by instituting a legislative instrument to regulate t... 25/03/2016
An ICT solution for traceability of cattle in Tanzania A public initiative to establish an electronic system to keep cattle records is set to transform the livestock subsector in Tanzania. According to... 27/01/2016
Dairy value chain/Kenya - Farm sets up lab to offer cheaper and better embryo The search for improved breeds that offer optimum milk quantities by farmers in East Africa could soon be over after a local organisation launched... 17/01/2016
Market Information System/Uganda – 350,000 smallholder farmers to benefit from CTA’s Production and Marketing project The Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA) has launched a U$4.5 million 3-year-project in Uganda to benefit more than 350,000... 08/11/2015