Rwanda to Increase Milk Production By 34% to Satisfy Market Demand

Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board, Director General Solange Uwituze says Rwanda will be producing 1,250,000 tonnes of milk every year by 2024, so as to satisfy milk demand. <br />The increment represents a 33.9 per cent compared to the current production, The target will also be aimed at catering for a milk powder plant that is under construction in Nyagatare District. <br />Uwituze, says as of 2021/22, Rwanda was producing 932, 951 tonnes of milk per year. <br />She says farmers are being mobilized and supported to increase milk production to satisfy demand. <br />She says that various interventions have been initiated to increase milk production countrywide.