Female dairy farmers need support

WOMEN in dairy farming should be supported, as they are important players in the dairy industry, Women dairy farmers have said.

Speaking on behalf of the women farmers, Ms Mercy Namfukwe observed that women in dairy farming were not fully supported, yet they were key players in the dairy industry.

“Women play a huge role in the dairy industry than men, but most of them lack support, they don’t have equipment to process their milk,” Ms Namfukwe said.

She noted that dairy farming had the potential of alleviating poverty which had a feminine face.

Ms Namfukwe said if more women were empowered and encouraged to venture into the dairy industry, they would be able to stand on their own and send their children to school.

“The dairy industry has the potential for wealth creation, instead of doing the same things, if women tried to venture into this industry they would be able to send their children to school and alleviate the alarming levels of poverty in the country,” she said.

Ms Namfukwe also reiterated the need to educate women on dairy farming, saying that most women lacked information.

“If the women were not given adequate information, the industry might not boom, because women being key players, the nation stands to lose out to other competitors who may come on board with better quality milk,” she said.