ESADA News
DairyPost Africa • May 2014
plants exposes the delicate commodity to
adverse environmental hazards resulting to
deterioration of quality of milk.
Animal health and welfare is also an integral
consideration in boosting milk production.
Extension services in most countries are no
longer provided by the government as it was
a couple of decades ago. Today this role is
played by the private sector by providing
a bit of extension services while supplying
animal health and welfare products as
well as milk processors aiming at boosting
production of their supplier. This has
adverse effect on areas that are taking up
dairying as they are unattractive to private
sector.
Milk production cost is lowest in Africa. In
addition milk production is expected to
increase in Africa primarily as a result of