FrieslandCampina WAMCO lauds ‘Dairy4Growth Nigeria’ Project
Dairy giant FrieslandCampina WAMCO has announced the launch of a documentary magazine titled, “Dairy4Growth Nigeria: Pathways for Change,” while lauding achievements of the project and its impact on the country’s dairy sector. The magazine was unveiled at the FrieslandCampina FDOV Technical Conference, which showcased knowledge gained during five years of work on Dairy4Growth Nigeria, a […]
Dairy giant FrieslandCampina WAMCO has announced the launch of a documentary magazine titled, “Dairy4Growth Nigeria: Pathways for Change,” while lauding achievements of the project and its impact on the country’s dairy sector.
The magazine was unveiled at the FrieslandCampina FDOV Technical Conference, which showcased knowledge gained during five years of work on Dairy4Growth Nigeria, a project aimed at proffering solutions to challenges in the dairy industry, providing home-grown scalable solutions and transitioning Nigeria’s dairy for commercial success.
The Executive Director Corporate Affairs, FrieslandCampina WAMCO, Ore Famurewa said, “The Dairy4Growth Nigeria Project is an example of international public-private partnership to build sustainable socio-economic structures.
“It is funded by the Dutch Government with partnership from Royal FrieslandCampina, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria, International Fertilizer Development Center, Wageningen University and Research, and Bles Dairies Consultancy.”
“In the course of its implementation, the Dairy4Growth Nigeria Project produced relevant technical knowledge that is very useful for the Nigerian dairy sector and the pathways of change mobilised by the Project provides valuable lessons for establishing practical solutions and implementation for a sustainable dairy chain.
The Managing Director, FrieslandCampina Sub-Sahara Africa Cluster, Ben Langat said, “As the Dairy4Growth Nigeria Project wraps up, we are proud to see that the innovations from the Project will not only continue in use, but also grow and be scaled up. As the first multinational dairy company to champion backward integration in Nigeria, we hope to inspire others to contribute to the sustainable development of the dairy sector.
“The Project has successfully introduced the Dairy Zone model, which is based on resource sharing, collaboration and exchanges. Farms naturally need time to develop and grow, but collaborative working and bulk purchasing helps to foster collective action.”