Sunnyside dairy project starts production

Currently, the national milk demand is estimated at 65 million litres annually with cow productivity currently at 13 litres per cow in a day. As part of efforts to reduce dependency on imports, Government in 2015 leased the dairy farm to a South African- based couple, Rob and Erica Ter Hofte on a 15-year lease. 

In an interview with BusinessWeek, the principal agricultural information and public relations officer in the Ministry of Agriculture Development and Food Security, Geoffrey Pheko said the total herd on the farm is currently 682 producing an average of 2.4 million litres of milk per annum.