Why is FAO promoting the LP-s?
Milk represents one of the fastest income returns for small-scale livestock keepers. It is a key element for household food security. The generation of surplus milk brings income to the women and children who are usually in charge of taking care the milk-producing animals such as goats, sheep and cows. Milk can frequently generate the only regular income for rural families and is therefore essential for their survival. In remote areas small-scale milk producers face a major problem in accessing distant markets where there is a huge demand for fresh, good quality milk. Milk can usually be transported unrefrigerated for up to 20 km but after a certain period will begin to deteriorate. Souring sets in and the milk quickly becomes useless. The Codex Guideline states that: “this method should be utilised when refrigeration of the raw milk is not feasible” and should be used “when technical, economical and/or practical reasons do not allow the use of cooling facilities for maintaining the qu
