The LIVES project team carried out a survey of 10 dairy products shops across four towns (Axum, Adigrat, Firewoiny and Wukro) in Tigray region to assess their business practices and their contribution to the dairy value chain in the region. Continue reading
World Milk Day was celebrated in Hawassa city, the capital of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State (SNNPRS) in Ethiopia on 30 June 2014. Milk is an important part of a healthy balanced diet and World Milk Day is the perfect opportunity to spread word on the nutritional benefits of drinking milk. This was the first time the day was celebrated in Hawassa though in other parts of the world, the event has been observed for fourteen years. Continue reading
Nurhussien Aligoshu’s first experience in dairying was in 2006 when a local organization offered him money to purchase a crossbred dairy cow. Nurhussien was able to expand his crossbred dairy herd from 1 to more than 15 cows in just 8 years. His daily milk sales fluctuate between 30 and 70 litres per day depending on demand. Over the same period, Nurhussien’s monthly income from the sale of milk grew from barely 500 Birr to 15,000 Birr. Continue reading
One of the many challenges smallholder dairy farmers in Ethiopia face is securing a dependable market for fluid milk, especially during religious fasting periods of the Orthodox Church. Many believe that to overcome such problem, large milk processing plants serving many consumers in urban areas are essential. Very few people will risk establishing smaller capacity … Continue reading
October 8, 2013 was a lively day in one elementary school in Sululta town near Addis Ababa. The Oromia Livestock and Health Development Agency, together with the LIVES project, SNV and Plan International, celebrated world school milk day in Oromia region. Around 700 school children from surrounding elementary schools; men and women dairy farmers, … Continue reading
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