Govt asked to address low pricing for Uganda’s dairy exports

By Ronald Ssenvuma Government has been asked to urgently address the issue of low pricing for Uganda’s dairy exports to enable farmers benefit from their investments. This is after Kenya’s president William Ruto recently boasted that Kenyans have turned to Uganda for cheaper milk for consumption, while their farmers are reaping big from dairy exports after adding value. However, local players in the livestock sector have disputed claims that Uganda’s milk is cheaper. Prof Frank Asiimwe, the Vice Chairperson of the Livestock Development Forum, also a consultant Urologist explains to KFM that Uganda’s milk only appears cheaper because of exploitation by middlemen, who must be done away with. “Our milk is not supposed to be cheap but the cartels and […]