Jonathan Eze writes that for the 3,500 diary farmers, particularly the 900 rural women in Oyo State, where FrieslandCampina WAMCO operates its Dairy Development Programme, it’s been testimonies as the scheme has increased transactional activities and improved family lifestyles in the milk producing communities
Nigeria’s dairy sector is still largely evolving and unable to cope with the dairy needs of the country’s population of over 1milk80 million. There are key players in the sector who sell milk and other dairy products to Nigerian consumers, but only one multinational company has demonstrated total commitment to developing the sector, thus blazing a trail that others may follow.
When FrieslandCampina WAMCO, began its multi-billion naira Dairy Development Programme (DDP) in 2010, not many people in the dairy sector knew it was in it for the long haul, because similar efforts by others had failed in the past.
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