Milking KZN’s dairy potential

Author: Edsel Hohls

KwaZulu-Natal has the ability to become South Africa’s major dairy supplier, but challenges to the industry, such as cheap imports and departmental incompetency, must first be addressed.

The South African milk industry produces 2,82 billion litres of milk annually and generates R10,6 billion in turnover. Of South Africa’s 1 782 milk producers, only 280 are based in KwaZulu-Natal, and this number is declining. But these figures are deceiving.