DairyPost Africa Magazine_ May. 2014 | Page 9

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