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Promoting healthy consumers & happy farmers through quality dairy products

Industry
  • Animal Production Related
  • Fresh Produce
  • Soy and Oil Seeds
  • Staple Crops
Country
  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • South Sudan
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Industry
  • Animal Production Related
  • Fresh Produce
  • Soy and Oil Seeds
  • Staple Crops


Country
  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • South Sudan

About the partnership

Kenya
Animal Production Related
Status:
Active

The partnership between Kieni Dairy Products Limited (KDPL) and 2SCALE aims to make KDPL more sustainable and inclusive as an aggregator, processor, and employer. To achieve this, KDPL and 2SCALE are keen on improving the quality of milk by building dairy farmers’ capacity to grow and preserve animal feeds, especially farmers located in semi-arid areas. The partnership is also focused on value addition and enhancing market penetration to serve Base of Pyramid consumers with nutritious and safe dairy products. Women empowerment, youth inclusion, and catalyzing access to green innovation are also at the heart of this partnership.

About the business champion

Kieni Dairy Products Limited (KDPL) is a farmer-owned company located in Kieni West, Nyeri County with registered membership of 12, 456 (5107 women). The company is owned by seven dairy cooperatives located within the County. The company facilitates the production and marketing of milk produced primarily by smallholder farmers (SHFs). The cooperatives aggregate and supply milk to KDPL.

Key interventions
Develop new dairy products
Strengthen marketing & distribution to BoP consumers
Train farmers on improved production practices
Provide quality inputs to farmers
Introduce climate-smart production innovations
Strengthen management and governance of KDPL
Develop loyalty schemes
Influence relevant (national) sector policy developments
Improve farmer’s financial literacy
Broker access to financial products for dairy farmers and KDPL
6,000 farmers targeted & supported.
122 -small and medium enterprises involved
9 Producer organizations involved
€ 741,284 private sector co-investment
50,000 BoP consumers with better access to nutritious food
Get in touch

Curious about this partnership? Get in touch with the partnership facilitator.

E-mail Kenneth Muchui
Partnership Facilitator
Kenneth Muchui
kmuchui@2scale.org
Project partners
Farmer organizations
8 organizations in Kieni, Nyeri county, producing fresh milk
Taifa Sacco
Financial services provider
Different transporters
Milk collection and distribution to KDPL
Department of Agriculture Nyeri County
Will participate in the implementation of the activities and training of farmers
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