Perspectives on reducing the national milk deficit and accelerating the transition to a sustainable dairy value chain in Zimbabwe
- Chirinda, Ngonidzashe
- Murungweni, Chrispen
- Waniwa, Addmore
- Nyamangara, Justice
- Tang, Aziza
- Peters, Michael
- Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
- Burkart, Stefan
DOIAbstract
The Zimbabwean dairy industry is massively underperforming, as evidenced by a reduction in milk yield from 262 million liters in 1990 to <37 million liters in 2009 and a steady but slow increase to 82 million liters in 2021. The current demand for milk in Zimbabwe stands at 130 million liters, and there is a national capacity for processing 400 million liters per annum. This study used literature, stakeholder inputs and expert knowledge to provide a perspective on practical options to reduce the national milk deficit and, simultaneously, accelerate the transition to a sustainable dairy value chain in Zimbabwe. Following a discussion on the key barriers and constraints to developing the milk value chain, we explored opportunities to improve ...
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