MoreMilk: Making the most of milk
The MoreMilk project generated research evidence on how informal milk markets can be leveraged to improve nutrition and health, especially in peri-urban settings. The overall objective of the project was to improve child health and nutrition outcomes through milk consumption. The project evaluated the potential of milk markets and dairy development interventions to contribute to health and nutrition outcomes by:
- assessing how markets and policies influence the quantity and safety of milk consumed in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;
- assessing the health and nutrition benefits of a successfully piloted informal dairy sector intervention (a trader training, certification and marketing scheme), through a randomized control trial in Nairobi;
- assessing the potential reach of the dairy trader training and certification intervention, as well as bridges and barriers to scale and sustainability through surveys in India, Kenya and Tanzania;
- assessing the drivers of milk consumption in dairy farming households in rural Kenya and Tanzania and developing a social behaviour change communication strategy for milk consumption; and
- scoping priority areas for food safety investments with a focus on Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and Nigeria.
The project integrated a gender lens across these components. It focused on understanding the ways in which women’s empowerment can be leveraged to enhance milk quality and household nutrition.
