The #MoreMilk project comes to a close today with a project dissemination workshop featuring sessions and speakers from , , Kenya Dairy Traders Association and more partners
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MD Margaret Kibogy adds their policy and regulatory framework supports improvement of the informal milk market actors through training, certification, consumer education, construction of pasteurisation plants, free permits to dairy microenterprises, and close… Show more
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"The idea is not to get rid of the traders but help them grow and be in the formal sector" let's see how and partners research can support this!
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Milk traders organisation and regulators in a panel facilitated by @SilviaAlonso78
Consumers prefer milk for informal sector for price and convenience. Public health services need to ensure the milk is safe. Milk dispensers are a good option twitter.com/isabaltenweck/…
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Now listening to the details of the training, including a focus on women traders and a milk marketing campaign!
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"The idea is not to get rid of the traders but help them grow and be in the formal sector" let's see how @ILRI and partners research can support this! twitter.com/isabaltenweck/…
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"I wish to reiterate the commitment of the to support the transformation of the informal milk traders. This market generates employment to many Kenyans, including the youth. The informal milk traders too have a responsibility to comply with food safety… Show more
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“Kenya produced 4.64 – 5 billion litres of milk in 2021 but production was constrained by several factors including #climatechange, increasing outbreaks of animal disease, competition for arable land... This underscores the urgency of making the dairy industry more sustainable to… Show more
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“The social and economic importance of the dairy industry continues to be very evident. This industry touches the lives of almost all Kenyans in one way or another. This is manifested in several ways including food and nutritional security, enterprise development.”… Show more
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“ plays an indispensible role in developing and undertaking research to promote food and nutritional security, reduce poverty, enhance food safety, and promote sustainable use of livestock resources. We have for many years worked closely together to support sustainable… Show more
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Policies recognise the importance of small scale vendors and provide permits issued for free. Importance of capacity building to improve their activities
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Great start of the MoreMilk dissemination workshop with Margaret Kibogy MD @KenyaDairyBoard highlighting the challenges faced by the dairy sector on Kenya @ILRI
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"We run an impressive portfolio of projects including #MoreMilk testing this 3-legged stool approach... #EatSafe, #SafeFoodFairFood, #SafePORK... all offering, for the first time, a way that can really improve #foodsafety in #informalmarkets of #LMICs in a way which is safe and… Show more
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Delia Grace , original lead of the #MoreMilk project, says it evolved into the 3-legged stool approach, requiring:
1. Training and technology
2. An enabling environment
3. Motivation for people to change behaviour
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Nice video short! Researchers in 's #MoreMilk project trained the people they aimed to support—making a real difference to the many Kenyans operating in the country's booming 'informal' milk trade
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"I think we have all the stakeholders here to find better solutions. We've a room full of partners listening to the evidence. Sometimes we can jump to conclusions before looking what the research says. Who are the different actors? What is their experience?"
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