Uganda’s milk set for big Algeria milk market

A team from Algeria has been in Uganda to observe the quality, and quantities in the production of Uganda’s milk and milk products. Algeria is targeting importing milk from Uganda and so far they have given the green light to the imports, according to officials from the Dairy Development Authority (DDA).According to the authority, Uganda is currently producing 3.85m liters of milk production and the consumption is only 800m litres. This leaves surplus milk that calls for increased local consumption through milk bars, exports, and processing the milk into yogurt, chocolates, casein, and powder.Following concerns about aflatoxins being found in Uganda’s milk products, the Dairy Development Authority (DDA) has assured Ugandans that the milk is free from aflatoxins.Agnes Audax Baguma the acting director of technical services DDA while appearing before Parliament’s committee on agriculture, animal industry, and fisheries on Thursday said that there was a $500m (sh1.8 trillion) market ...