Tanzania: Dairy board plans for stakeholders’ engagement

Scheduled for 31st May this year in Tabora region during milk drinking week, the conference will discuss and set out deliberate measured for future development of the industry. In an exclusive interview with The Guardian, the TDB’ Registrar, Dr. George Msallya expressed that the board was now busy working to strategize vital agendas, setting viable plans to ensure the conference, as well as this year’s milk week fetches intended outcomes. He said the general focus behind marking of the week was to disseminate helpful information towards the public over the importance of milk consumption. “Milk consumption is of paramount importance for spurring better nutrition and health as the milk contains enough protein, together with Vitamin A, B and D for helping stabilize human body bones and maintain healthier skin,” he observed. However, the Registrar noted that milk drinking rate was low across the country. He noted that the board was working to ensure increasing milk drinking culture. ...