dairy farmers

Launch of innovative projects to boost youth employment in local milk value chains in West Africa and Chad
Family Farming

As part of the Regional Support Program for Farmers’ Professional Organizations (PRAOP-3), a capacity-building workshop took place from May 8 to 11 in Lomé, Togo, at the Hotel du 2 Février. The event marked the official launch of 23 field projects aimed at promoting youth employment in local milk value chains in West Africa and Chad. West Africa is characterized by a young and mobile population, whose migratory flows are

Women virtually march to ECOWAS to save local milk in West Africa
Producers' Organizations

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On Dec. 2, women in West Africa gathered online to save the local milk market in West Africa which is overrun with palm oil-fattened milk powder from Europe. They say this powdered milk, sold up to 50% cheaper than local milk, weakens our milk producers. Badly labeled, this milk can be confused with real milk without having the nutritional qualities. This can harm your health and that of your children.