West Africa

Fan Milk opens line in Nigeria

Fan Milk, a Nigerian company owned by French multinational Danone, has unveiled a new frozen dairy product line in Ibadan, Nigeria.

End products

US government supports local herders in Senegal to build milk production capacity

The United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) West Africa Trade & Investment Hub has awarded a $518,000 co-investment grant to La Laiterie du Berger, allowing the company to source milk from 1,150 new herders.

Business & trade

Looking at the future

The news that Danish dairy co-operative Arla is building a commercial dairy farm in Nigeria, where it will also train 1,000 farmers to help supply the giant nation with dairy products, is a good one. In a way, this is always what dairy is about. Feeding people nutritiously, at low cost, and giving them a livelihood.

Arla to build commercial dairy farm in Nigeria

Arla Foods will build a state-of-the-art commercial dairy farm in Northern Nigeria where it will also train and support up to 1,000 local dairy farmers.

Business & trade

African farmers call for responsible EU policy

A solidarity rally close to the EU Council building recently saw dairy farmers from Burkina Faso, Mali, and three other West African countries standing with dairy farmers from all over Europe.

Business & trade, Dairy processing