03/06/2022
Presently, the local production of milk is less than 1% of the total annual demand that has been estimated at 1.45 billion litres, making the total milk consumption in Nigeria less than 10 litres per head whereas the global average is about 40 litres per head. In other parts of Africa, it is 28 litres per head.
It has been estimated that about 500,000 cows and between 300,000 to 400,000 hectares of land is required to meet the national demand of the country.
The recent attempted ban on imported powdered milk in order to encourage local production in Nigeria ,should be seen as a wake-up call for savvy investors to take advantage for small scale milk production in the country and tap into the largely import dependent diary industry in Nigeria.
culled from https://foramfera.com/2016/03/02/milk-production-in-nigeria-the-opportunities/
Bigtyme Multipurpose coop is setting up a dairy to get into the "game"
