One Health & disease control
Integrated surveillance and prevention connecting animal, human and environmental health.
One Health · Food security · Shared prosperity
SAFE DAIRY AFRICA
Healthier herds.
Safer milk.
Stronger futures.
An integrated One Health programme advancing dairy food security, animal health and safe milk innovation in Kenya.
€23.0M indicative donor funding envelope. Funding is not yet secured.
Kenya |EU–Africa cooperation
Discover the programme Project leadFlightwork Group of Companies
Implementing entityInvestcent
Grant-led. Evidence-driven. Public-good focused.
Programme at a glance
Built for measurable, lasting change.
€23.0MIndicative funding envelope
48Months of delivery
25,000Farmers · proposed reach
100,000+Animal records · target
6Integrated pillars
8Work packages
Proposed programme targets, subject to baseline validation and donor appraisal. The funding envelope is indicative, not secured funding.
The challenge
Dairy security starts with
a healthier system.
Animal disease, inconsistent milk quality, fragmented health data and climate pressures can reinforce one another. Smallholder farmers need solutions that connect the whole dairy value chain—not isolated interventions.
SAFE DAIRY AFRICA proposes to bridge these gaps through research, practical innovation and institutional cooperation, putting safe milk and resilient livelihoods at the centre.
Our integrated approach
One programme. Six connected pillars.
An integrated response,
from farm to safe milk.
Research, innovation and demonstration working together for people, animals and the environment.
Safe milk & food security
Evidence-led milk safety, quality assurance and stronger dairy food systems.
Animal health & welfare
Better veterinary access, responsible antimicrobial use and resilient, healthier herds.
Digital innovation & traceability
Connected animal records and actionable data, with privacy and responsible data governance.
Climate-smart dairy systems
Resource-efficient husbandry, sustainable feed and practical environmental safeguards.
Capacity & institutional uptake
Farmer skills, local ownership and pathways from demonstration to policy and replication.
People at the heart of the programme
Public-good investment.
Real-world relevance.
Designed for smallholder dairy farmers, cooperatives, veterinary teams, researchers and the institutions that protect milk safety.
Explore intended impact25,000
Farmers targeted for inclusive capacity building and demonstration.
100,000+
Animal records targeted for evidence-led health and traceability.
Targets are proposed, not achieved results. Baselines, indicators and verification methods will be agreed at inception.
From evidence to adoption
A clear pathway. A lasting impact.
48 months · Four proposed delivery phases
PHASE 01
Mobilise
Establish baselines, co-design delivery, complete due diligence and agree the results framework.
PHASE 02
Build
Develop research protocols, skills, laboratory capacity and interoperable digital systems.
PHASE 03
Demonstrate
Test integrated solutions in practice, measure outcomes and refine delivery using evidence.
PHASE 04
Scale
Validate replication models, transfer knowledge and embed uptake in local institutions.
Phase timings and decision gates will be agreed during inception and donor appraisal.
A shared opportunity
Partner in a healthier dairy future.
For institutional donors, foundations, DFIs and research and implementation partners.