Dairy Farmers want gov’t to setup uniform milk prices

By Our Reporter

4^th March 2022

Dairy farmers in Kigezi sub-region are demanding for government intervention to make milk prices uniform.

Currently, the price of milk is 1,000-1,300 Shillings per litre.  However, the prices are not stable.

When demand is low, especially during the rainy season, the prices can drop up to 300 Shillings per litre while when the demand is high the prices shoot up to 2,000 Shillings per litre.

However, these unstable prices have left farmers challenged. Farmers argue that in a period when prices are very low, they hardly cover their input costs. They say this can be solved when the government sets uniform prices.

Chris Baryomunsi, the Minister for Information Communication Technology (ICT) and National Guidance advises dairy farmers to embrace value addition and produce other milk products like yogurt, ghee, cheese.

Frank Tumwebaze, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries says that the government through National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) will consider equipping farmers with milk processing equipment worth 600 Million Shillings if they show the interest in promoting value addition.