Kerry has announced details of Project Amata (milk in Kirundi), a new project with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) which focuses on sustainable milk.
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The goal of Project Amata is to make safe and sustainable milk more accessible to school children and the communities in the Gitega province of Burundi.
The project centers around improving food security and nutrition by strengthening the milk value chain and engaging schools and local communities to raise awareness about the important role milk has in curbing malnutrition.
Over the course of the three-year program, Kerry experts and WFP staff will work together with farmers and the local community to build milk production capacity.
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Equipment and training will be provided, covering key areas of livestock management and milk production. The project will be supported further by a direct financial contribution of $750,000 from Kerry.
Edmond Scanlon, chief executive Kerry Group, said, “We are delighted to be able to share our dairy, processing and nutrition expertise on Project Amata. This is an example of how Kerry, WFP and local agencies can work together towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger. It also provides a further concrete example of our ‘Better for Society’ social impact program in action, helping to improve the health and nutrition of people in need.”
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