Brookside Dairy Limited has partnered with dairy farmers in a deal which could see the price of milk fall shortly after the merger kicks off.  The joint venture, which is aimed at increasing the country’s milk production, will see the company’s intake increase 25% to 2.4 million litres from its current 600,000 litres.

According to Brookside General Manager, John Gethi, the rise in output will encourage competitive prices within the industry. Speaking during the commissioning of the Nyala Multi-Purpose Dairy SACCO in Nyandarua, he said that the partnership will enable dairy farmers to keep producing high volumes in spite of unfavorable conditions like drought and insufficient rainfall.

Brookside has also agreed to train the SACCO’s milk handlers in a bid to ensure quality control and reduce losses caused by stale and expired milk.

Gethi noted that the company would, in turn, upgrade its milk carrying capacity by the end of the year. In addition to this, he encouraged dairy farmers to invest in quality animal feed in order to boost their output. He also urged them to adopt better management practices noting that this would help reduce expenses throughout the production chain.