Sustainable and profitable milk production in Senegal – see the Food Africa programme’s video!

Food Africa programme produces videos to support advisory services in the agricultural field. In Senegal, Western Africa, the first monitoring study of its kind on milk yield was been carried out, seeking to shed light on the effect of different cattle breeds and husbandry methods on milk production. Join a Senegalese veterinarian to visit dairy farms! Video footage and editing: Peter Kuria/HAMK. The video was produced by ILRI and HAMK …

Doubling the income of milk producers puts food on the table of many African families

Depending on their cattle breeds and husbandry methods, the income difference between Senegalese dairy farming families can be as high as eight-fold. Under the FoodAfrica programme, coordinated by Luke, a unique yield monitoring programme was conducted,and is now being expanded to dairy farms in collaboration with a local counselling organisation. Mame Diarra, Senegalese veterinarian, jumps down from a horse-drawn wagon in a manner which attests long experience, walking to greet …