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Muliko Livestock Services Boosts Milk and Growth for Smallholder Farmers in Mzimba District
The business provides a range of services, such as artificial insemination (AI), the sale of dairy and beef cattle sperm, training, and outreach for better animal management and livestock fattening.
Malawi: Muliko Livestock Services is giving smallholder farmers in Malawi's Mzimba district vital assistance in order to increase milk production and promote the livestock's growth more quickly, writes Victor Musongole.
The business provides a range of services, such as artificial insemination (AI), the sale of dairy and beef cattle sperm, training, and outreach for better animal management and livestock fattening.
Smallholder farmers in Malawi are reportedly dealing with a number of difficulties, including a lack of equipment for Artificial Insemination (AI), transportation issues for AI technicians, and inbreeding, according to ICRISAT research that was published on ReliefWeb in 2022.
Hesco Banda, an AI technician, says the Muliko project is providing essential AI services to grow the livestock industry.
Jean Munthali, Vice Chair of Kapacha Dairy Cooperative, says Muliko's services have boosted their profits, with their cows producing more milk than before.
Jester Kalua, Chairperson of Doroba Dairy Cooperative, concurred, adding that farmers should adopt new methods such as AI to boost their profits.
Gilbert Banda, Managing Director of Muliko Livestock Services, says they started their services to remove the burden farmers were facing with breeding.
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) animal breeding expert Timothy Gondwe says the outreach program by Muliko should be encouraged to make services accessible to farmers at all times.