In celebration of World Milk Day 2025, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, makers of Peak, Three Crowns, Olympic, Coast, and Nunu milk brands, has announced plans to establish a Dairy Academy in Nigeria. The initiative, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, aims to boost local capacity and drive sustainable growth in the country’s dairy industry.
The announcement was made during the 2025 World Milk Day Conference in Abuja. The proposed academy will be located on FrieslandCampina WAMCO’s 20-hectare Maya Farm in Oyo State and is set to become a training hub for dairy farmers and service providers. It will offer modern training in areas like milk hygiene, animal health, and climate-smart agriculture, as well as specialized courses in artificial insemination.
The facility will be equipped with a 200-seat training hall, laboratory, cow sheds, hay barns, silage storage, and essential farm equipment including tractors, boom sprayers, harvesters, and manure spreaders.
Since 2010, FrieslandCampina WAMCO’s Dairy Development initiative has grown to include over 15,000 farmers across Oyo, Ogun, Kwara, Ondo, Osun, Plateau, and the FCT. The company has also established 30 milk collection centres, with daily milk collection reaching over 40,000 litres at peak times.
The company has partnered with agricultural authorities to vaccinate over 10,000 cattle, and its breed improvement programme has produced more than 900 Girolando calves. Under the Value4Dairy Consortium, launched in 2021, FrieslandCampina WAMCO has conducted over 1,351 artificial inseminations and trained more than 3,300 farmers in good dairy practices. The consortium has also established three new milk collection centres, 15 solar-powered milk coolers, and 23 solar boreholes to support dairy hygiene.
As part of land development efforts at the 300-hectare Fashola Hub in Oyo, over 25 smallholder farmers have been supported in feed and pasture production, with 10 farmers each allocated at least five hectares.
FrieslandCampina WAMCO’s Executive Director of Corporate Affairs, Ore Famurewa, described the academy as a “major leap forward” in building the technical and business capacity of dairy farmers. She reaffirmed the company’s commitment to transforming Nigeria into a hub of dairy excellence through local partnerships and sustainable practices.
The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, echoed this sentiment, stating that the Dairy Academy would empower rural farmers, improve milk yields, and create sustainable employment.
FrieslandCampina WAMCO’s Managing Director, Roger Adou, emphasized that the academy reflects the company’s long-term investment in Nigeria’s dairy value chain. He said the company remains focused on empowering farmers, improving milk quality, and ensuring that affordable, high-quality dairy products reach every Nigerian household.
The initiative strengthens FrieslandCampina WAMCO’s vision to deepen local sourcing, enhance farmer livelihoods, and build infrastructure that positions dairy as a key driver of national food security and economic growth.
