Tanzania, March 28 -- Morogoro. The government, in collaboration with the Tanzania Dairy Board (TDB), has rolled out an ambitious strategy to boost domestic milk production and improve quality, in a bid to reduce reliance on imports.

Tanzania is estimated to import 11.6 million litres of milk that cost the country more than Sh23 billion annually, despite having a large livestock population.

The trend is largely due to persistent quality challenges in locally produced milk.

Speaking in an interview after a dairy industry training for inspectors held in Morogoro, TDB Registrar Prof George Msalya said the government was determined to ensure that milk produced locally meets safety and quality standards for human consumption.

He noted that...