NESTLÉ Zimbabwe says its dairy empowerment scheme, which was launched in 2011, has grown to support over 80 small-holder dairy farmers under three networks established by the company.
The scheme started with the company focusing on commercial farmers but was expanded to include small-scale producers in 2015.
“Small-scale farmer development has been accomplished using a hub and spoke strategy in which we anchor small-scale out growers around an anchor farmer where we create a milk collecting facility,” Nestle Zimbabwe managing director Luke Gomes said during World Milk Day commemorations in Marondera last week.
Nestlé Zimbabwe says it has assisted its dairy farmers to drive the agri-preneurship and sustainability strategy within NDES.
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