News Date : 30 April, 2024

BUAN AND THE LESOTHO NATIONAL DAIRY BOARD (LNDB) SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO MATURE THE LESOTHO DAIRY INDUSTRY.

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Tuesday 30 April 2024 marked the official beginning of a relationship between BUAN and LNDB. The two (2) institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding to officialise a relationship that had started a year ago.

The objectives of the MoU are to enable the Parties, from time to time, to cooperate in, inter alia, the following activities: 

1. Collaboration in research and development projects, including development of joint proposals for funding;

2. Provision of technical assistance and professional advice by BUAN to LNDB on matters related to dairy cattle breeding and management;

3. Joint quality assurance and benchmarking of dairy herd improvement programmes and related schemes;

4. Co-operation on any other programmes of mutual benefit, as agreed upon by both parties.

In addition, the Parties will collaborate in developing technology transfer and farmer capacity building programmes for Botswana and Lesotho in the following areas:

1. Performance recording of dairy cattle and goats;

2. Genetic improvement of dairy cattle and goats;

3. Nutrition and management of dairy cattle and goats;

4. Assisted reproductive technologies;

5. Health management of dairy cattle and goats;

6. Improvement of dairy processing;

7. Dairy value chain development.

The VC in his remarks highlighted that the relationship will leverage on expertise at BUAN to facilitate the development of the Dairy sector in Lesotho. Furthermore the relationship will use entrepreneurship knowledge and experience to cultivate a dynamic and vibrant Dairy sector in Lesotho.

The CEO of LNDB, Mr. Abiel Mashale commended BUAN in accepting the invitation from LNDB to collaborate in this initiative. He highlighted the importance of the collaboration to the Kingdom of Lesotho. Tasked with the mandate to mature the dairy industry in Lesotho, the LNDB will be able to comprehensively respond to national challenges in the dairy industry and make Lesotho dairy and dairy products secure.

In conclusion, the Principle Secretary: Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security & Nutrition, Mr. Moshe Mosaase, commended LNDB and BUAN in this momentous event. He re-affirmed the Ministries commitment to supporting this initiative.

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