Dairy authority
Dairy Development Authority is a statutory body under the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries created under the Dairy Industry Act of 1998 with a mandate to develop and regulate the dairy industry in a sustainable manner. The Authority’s tangible result is the investment drive and positioning of the dairy sector as a potential contributor to the economic development of Uganda.
Role of the authority
The role of the authority includes the following:
- Registers dairy farmer’s groups
- Supports marketing for the dairy farmers organizations
- Helping in dairy extension development activities
- Helps in dairy breeding research
- Provides dairy training
- Develops dairy products
- General market promotion and promotion of export
- Coordinates all dairy processing and marketing
- Sets up promotional activities such as seminars
- Holds trade fairs and workshops
- Acts as an arbitrator in any conflict between companies and processors.
- It’s also responsible for pooling dairy processing and marketing data.
Dairy animal population
Exotic and cross breed cattle constitute less than 20% of the cattle population of Uganda estimated at about 11.4 million cattle. This sector produces around 60% of all milk in Uganda and about 40% of the milk comes from local breeds.
Milk Production
Uganda produces about 721,000 litres of milk per day of which only 20% is processed the remaining bulk is utilized unprocessed. The milk production by region is as follows:
- South western25%
- Central 24%
- Eastern21%
- Mid western 12%
- Northern 11%
- Karamonja 7%
Market Analysis
There is a high demand for dairy products in urban centres of Uganda and hotels, schools, hospitals and dairy processing industries.
Export of live heifers
Uganda has of recent been exporting a number of live heifers and bulls to neighbouring countries which has consequently led to decline in the milk production.
Dairy farms
The following are the key dairy processing plants with their location, their capacities and product range:
|
Name |
Location |
Installed Capacity(Ltrs) |
Product processed |
|
Sameer Agriculture Livestock Limited |
Kampala |
500,000 |
Pasteurised milk, yoghurt, Butter, UHT, Ghee and Powder milk |
|
G.B.K. Dairy |
Mbarara |
96,000 |
Pasteurised milk, UHT milk, Yoghurt, ghee |
|
Jesa Dairy Farm |
Busunju |
30,000 |
Pasteurised milk, Yoghurt, butter, cream |
|
Shumuk Dairy |
Mbarara |
32,000 |
Pasteurised milk, UHT milk, Yoghurt, Cream, Ghee |
|
Birunga Dairy |
Kisoro |
36,000 |
UHT milk |
|
Maama Omulungi |
Wakiso |
8,000 |
Pasteurised milk, Yoghurt |
|
White Nile Dairies |
Jinja |
6,000 |
Pasteurised milk, Yoghurt |
|
Nirma dairy & foods |
Entebbe |
5,000 |
Cheese, Yoghurt |
|
Toro Dairy cooperative Society Ltd |
Fort Portal |
4,000 |
Pasteurised milk, Yoghurt |
|
Maddo dairies |
Masaka |
2,000 |
Pasteurised milk ,yoghurt |
|
Paramount Dairies Ltd |
Mbarara |
2,00 |
Cheese, Yoghurt |
Mini processing plants:
The following are the small milk processing plants:
|
Name |
Location |
Utilized Capacity |
Products |
|
Cream of Uganda |
Bweyogerere |
2,000 |
Ice cream |
|
Fidodido Ice cream |
Kampala |
1,600 |
Ice cream |
|
Mack Ice cream limited |
Namuwongo |
400 |
Ice cream |
|
Rainbow Industries |
Mukono |
2000 |
Yoghurt, ice cream |
|
Zinellos ice cream |
Kamokya |
Ice cream, Yoghurt |
|
|
Quest dairy products |
Kampala |
400 per week |
Ice cream |
|
Piccadilly |
Kampala |
180 per week |
Ice cream |
|
Snowman’s |
Kampala |
400 |
Ice cream, Yoghurt |
|
Rick ice cream |
Muyenga |
400 |
Ice cream, Yoghurt |
Uganda is producing and marketing a range of dairy products such as pasteurized milk, UHT milk, yoghurt, ice cream, sour butter, sweet cream.z
Milk Coolers
Uganda has 628 milk coolers for milk bulking and milk retailing across the country with a total capacity of about 1,183,761 litres per day.