Women hail dairy farming for lifting them out of poverty

Products of a dairy farming project at Mwika in Moshi.  PHOTO | THE CITIZEN CORRESPONDENT

Moshi. As unemployment continues to challenge many Tanzanians, women in Mwika North Ward, Moshi District, Kilimanjaro Region, have shared how dairy farming and milk sales are transforming their livelihoods and improving the well-being of their families.

The women, who keep dairy cattle and sell milk to the Kondiki Milk Processing Plant located in the ward, say they earn over Sh1 million every month from milk sales — income that allows them to meet their households’ needs and pay school fees for their children.