Chairman of the Dairy Association of Zambia, has highlighted a pressing issue facing thecountry’s dairy farmers: plummeting milk prices.In a revealing interview with the Zambian Business Times (ZBT), Chairperson, Farmer Noole, said currently, farmers are selling milk at an average price of K8.50 per liter, a stark contrast to the ideal price of K14 per liter needed to cover production costs. “The price of milk is dictated by buyers, leaving producerswith little to no influence over their earnings,” Noole emphasized. He argued that the government should establish a Dairy Board to regulate pricing and provide support to both farmers and...
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