Milk+collection+center+(Tanga+Fresh)

Kimamba Dairy Collection Centre (Tanga Fresh) Manager and agent: Moses Kiteya. Centre opened in 2011. Tanga Fresh opened due to high local cattle density in the surrounding area. Local livestock keepers have started to recognize the income generation opportunities from milk production. The capacity of the chiller is 5000 l. The collection centre has been closed since July to to insufficient milk. During the rainy season the centre collects up to 1500 l per day from 28 suppliers. The milk is delivered by vendors. The tanker comes every 3 days so the collection centre is running more or less at capacity during the rainy season. The agent gets TSH 50-75 per litre and claims to run at an overall loss. There is another collection centre which takes milk of lower quality. Sometimes Tanga Fresh rejects a whole tank load due to spoilage. Payment is made very 15 days. There is no check-off system. More MilkiT want to work with traders on input supply via a check off system.