LIVESTOCK & DAIRY
Lactolife Dairy Premium LtdKenyaFounder/Director: Pauline Njine- MugendiRuiru- Eastern Bypass,Commodity/Service: YoghurtMarkets: Kenyawww.lactolife.co.keMake contactLactolife’s Yoghurt-4-School Program is a social enterprise promoting dairy nutrition in schools by enhancing school menu with dairy options. Program works with school administrations to introduce yoghurt to children between ages 3-14 years.Recruited 15 schools in year one with an outreach of 5,000 children weekly Zvikomborero Farms (Private) Limited ZimbabweCEO: Divine Ndhlukula Commodity/Service: Egg production, Zviko Boer and Kalahari Stud goats, School Of Farming ExcellenceMarkets: Africahttp://www.zvikofarms.co.zw Make contactZvikomborero Farms (Private) Limited is an agricultural company with farming operations located 120km South of Harare, in Featherstone, Hampshire Area, in Chivhu District on freehold title land. The Farm was bought by Divine Ndhlukula in 1992 and presently, the business engages in a variety of farming activities including table eggs production. Starting out with just beef and grain production, the farm has diversified its offerings to include other livestock, Tobacco, Poultry and Horticulture. With Mrs Divine Ndhlukula providing the strategic direction, the operations are managed by seasoned agronomists on a day to day basis.The farm offers a diverse range of agricultural products spanning from livestock with the main business being stud and commercial breeding of Tuli and Mashona breeds, stud and commercial breeding of Boer and Kalahari Red goats. In addition, egg production has become another key enterprise that is expanding. Egg production has a strategic fit and important to the cattle breeding business as chicken waste is fed to the cattle as supplementary feeding which in turn enhances the farm ecosystem.The Business ObjectivesPosition the Farm as a ‘center of excellence’ for pure breed Mashona and Tuli cattle, Boer, Kalahari Red and Indeginous goats;Grow breeding stock significantly for both commercial meat, and livestock other commercial breeders and deployment to rural areas;In Partnership with development partners and Government Institutions, the Business shares knowledge and skills by training smallholder farmers and other commercial farmers on animal husbandry and pasture and forage production.