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Woodlands Dairy commits to renewable energy sources
One of the largest dairy manufacturers in South Africa and industry leader in sustainability, Woodlands Dairy, is committed to minimising fossil fuel energy sources with renewable energy sources. Says André Adendorff, Sustainability Manager at Woodlands Dairy: “Woodlands Dairy started its sustainability journey in 2012 and has aligned its sustainability[...]
Raising a glass to World Milk Day
World Milk Day 2022 highlights the impact the dairy industry has on climate change and addresses the sustainability of dairy production. On an international scale, the dairy industry is still one of the biggest agricultural contributors. Locally, in South Africa, this is the fourth largest and plays a pivotal[...]
Amadlelo Agri seeks to scale up South Africa’s dairy farming
Five Eastern Cape community-based dairy farms persevered through a tough operating environment to produce 28 million litres of milk this year from five thousand milking cows, says Mr Simphiwe Somdyala, Amadlelo Agri CEO. Mr. Somdyala was speaking yesterday (Saturday, 13 November 2021) at an awards ceremony aimed at rewarding[...]
Zimbabwe milk production: Steadily beginning to grow again
Dairying in the smallholder sector in Zimbabwe is practiced for profit making, feeding the family and to produce manure to support crop production. Large-scale dairy producers are contributing 97%, while the remainder is coming from small-scale farmers in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe used to produce approximately 260 million litres of milk[...]