By Oluwafunke Ishola
The Value4Dairy Consortium, led by FrieslandCampina, has received five million dollars grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to boost productivity and sustainability of the Nigerian dairy sector.
The Executive Director, Corporate Affairs, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, Ore Famurewa, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Lagos.
“The five million dollars grant received from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will fund 50 per cent of the Consortium’s latest project, which is to advance systemic and sustainable local dairy production in Nigeria,” she said.
According to Famurewa, Value4Dairy Consortium launched in April 2021 is a collaboration of four strategic partners with expertise in various agri-related value chains.
It includes FrieslandCampina WAMCO; URUS (a global company in artificial insemination, genetics, and herd management systems) Barenbrug (a grass and forage seed company) and Agrifirm (a global company that…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
