PROUDLY KIAMBAA

The Manager’s StatementKiambaa Dairy Farmers CooperativeSociety has recorded acceleratedgrowth from 2010 where we arenow comfortably chilling and storingover 15,000 litres of milk daily; translatinginto over 75% of our daily collectionof 18, 000 litres daily. As a result of this,we have assured quality which in returnhas translated in the current customerretention as well as new customer orientation.This has gone a long way inextensively expanding our raw chilledmilk market. Among the benefits thataccrue from this is stable and promptpayment. In a nutshell we have improvedfarmer payment from Ksh. 32 to Ksh. 38per litre, emerging as among the bestpaying in the region.We have also invested in value-additionwhere the Dafina Yoghurt is in its variousvariants recoding marked performanceevery day. The process from these activitieshave gladly enabled us to purchase a2-acre piece of land near Banana wherewe plan to set up a milk processing plantin the next two years.KIAMBAA BENEFITSBeing a Kiambaa member comes withits special benefits. We offer and delivervalue-added member developmentservices in areas including effectiveextension services where we train ourfarmers on improved modern dairyfarming techniques . We also take itupon ourselves to expose our farmers toas many modern and practical farmingforums as possible; hence exchange programmesand agri-tours to model farmsregionally most recently Kyalo farm inMachakos and Njoroge farm in Nyeri.At Kiambaa, we also seek to continuouslyempower our farmers financially; thisthough milk advances and recommendationto Kiambaa and K-UNITY Saccos.As a result, our members are reaping thefinancial benefits. We also provide ArtificialInsemination (A.I) services with theview to improving the farmers’ breed.This service is available upon request.As members, we are well aware that weneed to learn from others. That is why thesociety plans and provides for open dayswhere related service providers engagewith our members on insurance services,financing, making of bio gas, farm inputservices and other Agri-business topics.Truly, being a Kiambaa member reapsgreat benefits.1. OUR CORE VALUES• Transparency• Team work• Integrity• Purpose2. IN NUMBERS• 18, 000- dailycollection in litres• 15, 000- currentcooling and storagecapacity3. SERVICESDanielKinyanjuiNjengaManager• Extension services• Advance against milksupply• Credit facilities onfarm inputs• Artificial inseminationservices• Linkages withKiambaa & K-UNITYsaccos for loans.The Value Addition JourneyAt Kiambaa Dairy FarmersCooperative Society,we appreciate that weare operating under a verycompetitive business environment;failure to adopt leads toextinction.In a bid to stay relevant, we haveembarked on a deliberate valueaddition journey where we planon making Kiambaa relevantlocally and beyond.We take this opportunity tothank our members for continuously walking with us on this longand promising journey by voluntarily contributing plant sharesover the last 3 years. We also appreciate the assistance from thecounty government of Kiambu, technical business advice by Agriterraand technical advice on fodder management by SNV.Over the last 3 years, we have embarked on a deliberate brandingexercise where Dafina is being projected as the society’s identifier.Sales reports indicate that our Dafina Yoghurt brand in its variousvariants is doing exceptionallywell in Kiambu and neighbouringmarkets.Milk value addition is alsoanother aspect that KiambaaDairy has taken seriously. Earlierthis year, 2015 we invested instate of the art boiler and batchpasteurizer milk equipment.This means that we sell ourvalue-added product to institutionssuch as supermarkets andmilk bars in Kiambu and itsenvirons at competitive prices.Another milestone covered in this value addition journey is therecent acquisition of a 2-acre piece of land in Banana earlier thisyear. It is expected that the factory will be set up there in the nexttwo years. The factory’s capacity is expected to be 50,000 litres aday.Truly these are exciting times to be a Kiambaa member.THE OFFICIAL KIAMBAA DAIRY FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY MAGAZINE3