TANGA Fresh said yesterday they will double milk processing production starting from next month. The factory, based in Tanga, will increase capacity to process milk to 120,000 liters a day from the current 50,000 liters.
The expansion was made possible after an
investment of 26.5bn/- this was up from the previous 12bn/-. Tanga
Fresh General Manager Michael Karata said the expansion set to increase
market for dairy keepers in and beyond the region.
“We always engaged with our farmers and
conduct special training as far as supply and quality assurance of the
milk is concerned,” Mr Karata said. Farmers, according to Mr Karata, are
provided with necessary know-how on milk production both in quantity
and quality including vital measure like density and acidity.
“We know by empowering our farmers it
will raise the quantity and quality of the raw milk received from
collection centres,” the GM said during industrial exhibition in Tanga.
To feed the factory with constant milk supply, Tanga Fresh envisage to
increase the number of dairy keepers from current 12,000 to 60,000.
On top of know-how training keepers also
provided with necessary milking equipment to make sure quality
assurance is met. Tanga Fresh’s Marketing Manager Ally Sechonge said to
meet milk delivery amount per day they are building dairy keeper
capacities and knowledge to increase animal productions.
“We are working hard to build capacity
among pastoralists in the region to enable them supply required amount,”
Mr Sechonge said. According to him, the factory needs 10,000 liters per
day but in some days received less than the amount required thus
reducing production capacity.
The factory was set to address the milk
supply shortages. Tanga Fresh is owned 42 per cent by 24 farmers’
cooperative and the remaining 58 per cent by the Netherlands investor.
The factory, established in 1996, is producing fresh milk, plain and
flavoured yoghurt, mozzarella cheese, butter and ghee, among other
products.
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