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 ...

Livestock farming in Africa is undergoing a significant transformation as farmers adopt innovative practices to meet rising demand for animal products. With a growing population and increasing urbanization, the need for meat, milk, and poultry is expanding rapidly, creating both opportunities and challenges for the sector. Traditionally, livestock farming has been characterized by low productivity ...

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 ...

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 ...

By Michel Nkurunziza Rwanda will be producing 1,250,000 tonnes of milk every year by 2024, so as to satisfy milk demand. The increment represents a 33.9 per cent compared to the current production, Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) Director General Solange Uwituze told The New Times. The target will also be aimed ...