Association Pro Milk Mali

Improving dairy productivity and local milk supply to address malnutrition in Mali

Mali is among the poorest countries and malnutrition is a serious concern. Reduced protein intake limits the development of cognitive capabilities and personnel wellbeing. Milk is an excellent protein source and well embedded in the local culture. Despite it’s 11.5M cattle, Mali relies on milk powder imports to ensure food security. The challenge to provide enough local milk at affordable prices for most socio-economic groups lies in a low performing local dairy industry. The team of international experts aims to improve the performance of the local dairy industry and make Mali an exporter of milk. The solution is to implement an integrated and optimized dairy value chain from feed production to consumer by integrating innovations and best practice at each step of the value chain. The integrated and optimized dairy value chain can be scaled in full, in parts or copied to other locations.