Tanzania, March 24 -- Morogoro. Tanzania's continued reliance on imported milk-despite its vast livestock population-stems less from production shortages and more from systemic weaknesses in quality control, infrastructure and market organisation, experts say.

The country is estimated to spend more than Sh23 billion annually importing about 11.6 million litres of milk, even as domestic output stands at an estimated 4.1 billion litres per year.

According to stakeholders, the paradox lies in the gap between production and usable supply.

Speaking during a training session for dairy inspectors in Morogoro, the Registrar of the Tanzania Dairy Board (TDB), Prof George Msalya, said poor quality among raw milk producers-particularly in rural a...