#RandomMusings #FoodRevolution
1. When the CBN announced the restriction on forex for the importation of milk, many of us came on twitter to complain as usual. Some said it was another ploy to enrich the Fulani & give them land. I supported the policy because I knew a new set of
1. When the CBN announced the restriction on forex for the importation of milk, many of us came on twitter to complain as usual. Some said it was another ploy to enrich the Fulani & give them land. I supported the policy because I knew a new set of
2. millionaires were about to come up. Then Arla foods moved fast into a signing of a $100m deal to source milk from Kaduna state. A few weeks into signing of that deal, Arla Foods has announced that they have loaded their first truck of milk heading for their processing plant.
3. I always use India in my examples considering their similarities to Nigeria. Mother Dairy India & Amul milk India all started out small until the ban on importation of milk in 2008. What these companies both did was head down to the interiors of Gujurat, Bengaluru to
4. discuss/negotiate with smallholders of lands with livestock & getting them to form cooperatives. Today these companies source all their milk requirements from dairy cooperatives & village level farmer centric organizations. What does it mean for the country & people?
5. Huge flow of cash from the big corporations trickling down to even the small farmer who has between 10 livestock to thousands of herds. Today Mother Dairy is worth US$1.0 billion while Amul is worth $5.8billion. Under this administration; first came the rice millionaires.
6. We are about to see the dairy & meat millionaires. You got some loose millions lying around? You might wanna rethink those flashy cars, clubs, lounges, & stuff you do to impress the ladies. Roll up your sleeves & put your hands on the plough like @teguando1 & @retsonbiz.
7. I remember when I 1st knew @retsonbiz, @chiemeziemjide, Olajide & Dr. Okolo, it started with a few bags of corn, sorghum, millet, etc. Today trucks leave their farm with bags of rice worth millions while their livestock section is expanding exponentially. #FoodRevolution
