Dairy markets across North Africa and the wider region are facing growing pressure as higher shipping, fuel and production costs push prices higher and squeeze both producers and consumers. In Egypt, cheese and other dairy prices have risen by as much as 20% in recent weeks, with industry representatives pointing to soaring shipping costs and ...

Africa’s growing appetite for milk and dairy products is widening the gap between domestic production and consumption, leaving major markets such as Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal and Zimbabwe increasingly exposed to imports, global price volatility and high production costs. The 2025 African Agriculture Barometer on the dairy value chain, produced by FARM Foundation, Afdi and the ...

The Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank has facilitated the disbursement of more than US$16.1 million (TZS 42 billion) to farmers, processors, input suppliers and other stakeholders as part of efforts to strengthen Tanzania’s dairy industry. According to the bank, the funding was channelled through its Tanzania Inclusive Processor-Producer Partnership (TI3P) in the Dairy Project, which has ...

Image Source: GEA South Africa’s dairy trade in 2025 continues to be anchored by flows into the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), though new figures reveal a notable shift: exports to non-SACU markets are expanding at a faster pace than regional sales. Fresh data from the South African Milk Processors’ Organisation (SAMPRO), released this week ...

Photo courtesy: @ILRI Nairobi, Kenya, October 16 2025: A landmark six-year programme to build a climate-resilient and low-emission dairy sector is now underway across East Africa. The Dairy Interventions for Mitigation and Adaptation (DaIMA) programme, led by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) with US$150 million in co-financing from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), represents ...

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) have signed a five-year memorandum of understanding aimed at deepening collaboration to modernize Kenya’s dairy sector. The agreement focuses on joint research, institutional development, and capacity building to benefit millions of farmers, agribusinesses, and consumers. Kenya’s dairy industry is the largest in East ...

Download logo Earlier today, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, visited the Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s (WCDoA) Outeniqua Research Farm, outside George, which is known for its research on dairy production from planted pasture. Results on pasture and the concentrate component of the dairy feed provide guidelines to producers in the Southern ...

Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha of NABDA shares insights on a collaborative project with Brazil to enhance Nigeria’s dairy industry, aiming for self-sufficiency in milk production. Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, Director-General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), has recently shared an optimistic update on the agency’s collaborative project with Brazil aimed at transforming Nigeria’s dairy industry. With ...

Arusha — EAST African Community (EAC) partner states have been urged to improve quality of investment in dairy products in a bid to improve the regional subsector. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) East and Southern Africa Regional Director Sara Mbago-Bhunu said on Monday that region was still grappling with malnutrition and stunting due to ...