East Africa's small dairy farmers and traders to benefit from training manuals in Kiswahili

"Hygienic milk production: A training guide for farm-level workers and milk handlers in Eastern Africa." One of six training manuals in Kiswahili for dairy farmers and informal milk traders in Kenya and Tanzania 

The East Africa Dairy Development project, through the Market Opportunities Theme of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), has supported the re-packaging of training manuals for small dairy farmers and traders by translating the documents into local languages to enhance uptake and use.

In February 2006, the chief executives of dairy boards in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda endorsed harmonized generic training manuals that were developed for training of small-scale dairy farmers and informal milk traders, transporters and processors in eastern Africa.

The manuals were based on common minimum standards needed for hygienic handling of milk and dairy products and form the basis of a certification and licensing scheme for the region's small-scale traders that will enable them to sell their milk freely across borders.

More recently, the Tanzania Dairy Board commissioned the translation of the manuals from the original English into Kiswahili. The Kiswahili versions are now available.

Moduli 1 - Uzalishaji bora wa maziwa: Mwongozo wa kufundishia wafugaji na wahudumu wa maziwa Afrika Mashariki

Moduli 2 - Njia bora za ukusanyaji na upimaji maziwa: Mwongozo wa kufundishia wahudumu wa vituo vya kukusanyia maziwa Afrika Mashariki

Moduli 3 - Utunzaji, uhifadhi na usafirishaji bora wa maziwa: Mwongozo wa kufundishia wasafirishaji wa maziwa Afrika Mashariki

Moduli 4 - Biashara ya maziwa bora: Mwongozo wa kufundishia wafanyabiashara wa maziwa Afrika Mashariki

Moduli 5 - Usindikaji bora wa maziwa: Mwongozo wa kufundishia wasindikaji wadogo wa maziwa Afrika Mashariki

Moduli 6 - Misingi ya uendeshaji biashara ya maziwa na masoko: Mwongozo wa kufundishia wafugaji, wafanyabiashara, wasafi rishaji na wasindikaji wa maziwa Afrika Mashariki

For more information, contact Dr Amos Omore, a.omore [at] cgiar.org