By FRANCIS MUREITHIMore by this AuthorLack of sound management in the lucrative dairy co-operatives is to blame for underperformance and collapse of a number of the societies, players in the industry have revealed. Like other co-operatives, members of the management committees of dairy societies are picked through elections, and more often than not, the individual with the highest votes, who may not necessarily be the most experienced in management, gets the nod to take the helm. PerformanceBrookside Dairy, which partners with more than 300 dairy co-operatives across the country, said the training would encompass topics on performance measurement and internal controls, to ensure that the dairy co-operatives thrive in an increasingly competitive economic environment. “It is in the best interest of member farmers, and the industry in general, that dairy co-operatives succeed. Under a partnership with the Co-operative Bank’s capacity building arm, the Co-op Consultancy and Insurance Agency, Brookside has begun training board members of the dairy co-operatives from 27 counties.

Source: Daily Nation March 03, 2019 08:15 UTC