Dairying could help ease poverty in RP

[sharkey360]

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Developing the local dairy industry will help reduce poverty in the country, as dairying or production of fresh milk uplifts the income and lives of farmers in the rural areas.

This is why the Dairy Confederation of the Philippines (DairyCon) has been encouraging growers of dairy herds—cows, carabaos and goats—to reverse their focus from just fattening to dairying.

According to Danilo Fausto, national chairman of the Dairy Confederation of the Philippines (DairyCon), the growing number of dairy families and enterprises confirm that dairying provides substantial livelihood in the countryside, and its benefits trickle down to the urban areas.

“The increasing interests of investors and sponsors are attestations to the viability and impact of the local dairy industry in better propelling the nation’s economy to a more stable position,” he said during the opening of the 13th Dairy Congress and Expo last Friday at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC).

Fausto said a group of dairy farmers produces multiple benefits for its numerous stakeholders including poverty reduction through regular family income; off-farm jobs estimated to be at one job per 10-20 liters per day of milk marketed; environmental benefits through balanced and integrated farming systems; low energy use compared with industrialized dairy production and improved household food security and nutrition.

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[coolnezz]

yeah i noticed there aren't or not a lot of fresh milk when i stayed in the philippines.
the "fresh" milk they had was not really fresh. it was the heat treated ones that would last for months if unopened. real fresh milk would only last 7-14 days whether opened or unopened and kept refrigerated. i also noticed the cheeses are REALLY expensive in the philippines. it's probably because they have to import it. so yeah, it would really help the philippines if they develop their dairy industry. it would also help if they improve the transportation sector too, which would help prevent spoilage.

[sharkey360]

I heard some people here in Cebu thinking about expanding what little dairy facilities and works the province has.

[optimusprime]

95% of dairy requirement in the Philippines are imported.. 5% we only produce, imagine that how vast the potential if it will be developed.. Dairy hi-breed cows available, farmed in Bohol, and I think those are for sale also.. Just inquire at NDA..

[belgianmalie]

kana cebu dairy fresh na makita sa sm
local produce na
ila packing plant naa sa consolacion near sa cosmos
politics sad involve aning nda if walay connection dili ka kapalit of hi-breed nga live stock
ako nahibaw an mga coops ang nagbuhi karon then paliton ang gatas everyday sa cebu dairy fresh - kalimot sa ila business name - sila mopack and sell
naa ra sd sa consolacion ang daghan nagbuhi sa mga baka kay ang katong naa sa lagyo dili na maapas og pick up ang gatas
they even planned to make powdered milk pero kulang daw ila supply sa milk and hulat pa sad sila og grant from outside the country aron maka-upgrade sa ila equipment

[coolnezz]

Philippine Government = "EPIC FAIL" when it comes to nurturing / cultivating small businesses. I don't think they even have small business loans, backed by the gov't. To think of it, they fail in almost everything.

[sharkey360]

How big is Cebu Dairy Fresh anyway? How many employees do they have and how are their products doing in the market?

[optimusprime]

kana cebu dairy fresh na makita sa sm
local produce na
ila packing plant naa sa consolacion near sa cosmos
politics sad involve aning nda if walay connection dili ka kapalit of hi-breed nga live stock
ako nahibaw an mga coops ang nagbuhi karon then paliton ang gatas everyday sa cebu dairy fresh - kalimot sa ila business name - sila mopack and sell
naa ra sd sa consolacion ang daghan nagbuhi sa mga baka kay ang katong naa sa lagyo dili na maapas og pick up ang gatas
they even planned to make powdered milk pero kulang daw ila supply sa milk and hulat pa sad sila og grant from outside the country aron maka-upgrade sa ila equipment

mao ba, politics diay ghapon.. naunsa na gud diay ni oi.. tanan nalng jud... wala nalng jud ta padulngan ani..

[sharkey360]

Does anyone here loyally buy Cebu Dairy Fresh?

[Kibir_Tidibir]

aha dapit ang cebu dairy fresh sa Consolacion? pde ka mu adto nya mu palit ug fresh milk?