MOROGORO, May 24 -- THE Tanzania Dairy Board (TDB) has announced an increase in national milk production from 3.97 billion liters in the 2023/2024 period to 4.01 billion liters in 2024/2025.

This was revealed by TDBs Food Technology Officer, Rajilan Hilali, while speaking to the media about preparations for the National Milk Week celebrations. The event is scheduled to take place from May 27 to June 1, 2025, at Kiwanja cha Ndege Primary School grounds in Morogoro Region, under the theme: “Safe Milk for Better Health and Sustainable Economy.”

Hilali noted that despite the progress, milk production remains low due to the dominance of indigenous cattle breeds, which produce significantly less milk. “There are great opport...