The event brought together major players in the sector and seasoned experts to chart the way forward in the sector that has been laden with many challenges.
Participants agreed that far-reaching policy and action reforms need to take place in the sector to attract both local and international investors.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Representative in Nigeria and to ECOWAS, Mr Fred Kafeero, who was the keynote speaker at the event, amplified the need for “strong partnerships to improve productivity in the dairy sector and responding to social and environmental concerns.”
He said though Nigeria has the most dairy potentials in the continent in terms of its population and different climatic zones, the country was burdened by farmers-herders conflicts, poverty, low yield, insecurity, diseases and malnutrition.
Africa’s milk consumption per annum lower than standard – FAO
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Fred Kafeero, the Country Representative of Food and Agriculture (FAO), says Africa’s milk consumption is lower than 40 litres per person yearly.
Kafeero said this while delivering a keynote address at an event on Tuesday in Abuja to commemorate the World Milk Day (WMD).
The WMD with the theme: “Sustainability in the dairy sector,” was organised by the Commercial Dairy Ranchers Association of Nigeria.
The World Milk Day is observed every year on June 1 to recognise the importance of milk as a global food.
He said lower consumption of milk could result to stunted growth of children under five and malnutrition in women.