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CARE KENYA/SITE NOV 2009
Basic equipment for safe and hygienic harvest and handling of camel milk
1. Introduction
The primary and secondary milk collectors were trained on hygienic milk handling by SITE
trainers. The training covered the need to use appropriate and clean milk handling equipment for
harvesting, storage and transportation of milk.
Proper cleaning of milk handling equipment will improve milk quality immediately. Acquisition
of the recommended aluminium milk containers and other equipment should be an immediate
future concern as the industry grows. Milk collection and transportation will have evolved to
eliminate the challenges that necessitate the use of plastic and wooden containers.
Highlights on milk handling equipment
Basic milk handling equipment
Short term strategy
• proper cleaning of the plastic and wooden containers
• provision of clean safe water for cleaning purposes
• reorganization of milk collection and transportation
• acquisition of milk testing equipment e.g. lactometers
Long-term strategy
• Acquisition of appropriate milk handling containers for
better milk quality as the industry grows
• Acquisition of appropriate technology & equipment for
use in soon to emerge milk canteens
The equipment in the Garissa milk industry today, its associated challenges as well as the
recommended equipment, possible sources and current prices is tabulated below;
Camel milk handling equipment and tools
No. Stage in the Current Challenges of Recommended Sources of Current
milk value Equipment
the current Equipment equipment price
chain
equipment
(Ksh)
i Milking Wooden Hard to clean Aluminium Ashut Eng
1,500
container/ cup & sterilize milking bucket - 5 Ltd,
litres
Kaluworks
Ltd,
Kengrow Ltd
Aluminium or General 500
S/steel sufuria merchants
ii Storage Wooden Hard to clean Aluminium milk Ashut Eng
1,292 -
gourd & sterilize can – 10lts Ltd, 2100
Kaluworks
Ltd,
Kengrow Ltd
Assignment <strong>Report</strong> under ELMT compiled by SITE
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