By STAFF REPORTER
IN EFFORTS to improve performance of milk sub- sector in the country, the Tanzania Livestock Research Institute ( TALIRI) has introduces a special system for curbing milk adulteration.
The process of intentionally degrading milk quality either by adding some inferior substances or by removing some valuable ingredient is known as milk adulteration.
The modern digital mobile system, dubbed 'Lab in the box' is supervised by TALIRI Tanga centre and has specifically been tailored for measuring quality of milk.
Moreover, the new technology is useful also in detecting medical residues in milk.
Samson Goodluck, is the Assistant Researcher at TALIRI Tanga.
And in his exclusive with Sematvmedia, he said the new technology will later in the future be installed in all milk collection centres across the country.
" The general focus is to ensure for professional management and improvement in quality of milk centre in Tanzania, " he expressed.
He added that, introduction of the UK- based system will go in tandem with a special strategy to educate the pastoralists on how best improve milk quality through feeding their dairy cow with recommended feed.
"Principally, milk comprises with protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and water, but water supposed not to exceed 87 percent," he unveiled.
And he informed that as per the program's future plans, there will be an introduction of a special digital App, through which all dairy farmers will automatic be connected to the technology in order to help them measure milk on their own farms.
"Currently, the system is under the six months trials, but later on we're expecting to introduce it to the dairy farmers and install it at all milk collection centres within the country," he stated.
Giving more details, he said the Institute was implementing the program in cooperation with the Tanga Fresh Limited.
Relevant statistics depicts that milk adulteration in the country is higher at street vending and ready to drink nodes.
The level of adulteration is however low among the livestock keepers and vendors at milk collection centres.
Moreover, in Tanzania the milk sub- sector is reportedly to face diverse challenges of has contamination, among others, because some of the milk is being obtained from animals with unknown health status.
Failure to observe good milking and handling practices and poor milk marketing and distribution are said also to derail performance of the vital sub- sector.
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