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The partnership between Bles Dairies East Africa and Nundoroto continues to strengthen its business operations in agriculture contracting services. A short update of the maize harvesting season 2020: Maize crop was first ready to harvest in Narok Nundoroto has made a great start in July with the maize harvest season. All the machinery and teams proved ready for the job, which started in Narok, Kenya, where the maize crop was first ready to harvest. The teams subsequently moved to the areas of Ravine and Kitale. Once the harvest there will be completed, they will move to Eldoret, Molo and parts ...

The partnership between Bles Dairies East Africa and Nundoroto continues to strengthen its business operations in agriculture contracting services. A short update of the maize harvesting season 2020: Maize crop was first ready to harvest in Narok Nundoroto has made a great start in July with the maize harvest season. All the machinery and teams proved ready for the job, which started in Narok, Kenya, where the maize crop was first ready to harvest. The teams subsequently moved to the areas of Ravine and Kitale. Once the harvest there will be completed, they will move to Eldoret, Molo and parts ...

For an investment fund, Bles Dairies is their technical partner in dairy and beef projects. Since September 1st 2019, Bles Dairies manages the large scale dairy farm ‘Eswatini Dairy,’ in the Southern region of Africa, former Swaziland. The aim is to expand its herd from 500 to 1500 milking cows and improve the farm management. Developments over the past year Developments have been moving fast and so a lot has been achieved over the past year, from increasing the pregnancy rate, to improving the cows’ body condition, land work – grass and maize –, purchasing good machinery, data collection, building ...

For an investment fund, Bles Dairies is their technical partner in dairy and beef projects. Since September 1st 2019, Bles Dairies manages the large scale dairy farm ‘Eswatini Dairy,’ in the Southern region of Africa, former Swaziland. The aim is to expand its herd from 500 to 1500 milking cows and improve the farm management. Developments over the past year Developments have been moving fast and so a lot has been achieved over the past year, from increasing the pregnancy rate, to improving the cows’ body condition, land work – grass and maize –, purchasing good machinery, data collection, building ...

Owner Henk Bles sets forth his views about the future of dairy farming worldwide. In this article his vision on the growing gap between the Dutch urbanized society and the farmers. The Dutch vision on dairy farming Currently in the Netherlands the vision on dairy farming has sunk to an all-time low due to lack of understanding between the government and the agricultural industry and a growing gap between our urbanized society and the farmers. Our challenge lies in managing the different convictions and sentiments resulting from competing agricultural values, as in conventional versus non-conventional (dairy) farming. This tendency seems ...

Owner Henk Bles sets forth his views about the future of dairy farming worldwide. In this article his vision on the growing gap between the Dutch urbanized society and the farmers. The Dutch vision on dairy farming Currently in the Netherlands the vision on dairy farming has sunk to an all-time low due to lack of understanding between the government and the agricultural industry and a growing gap between our urbanized society and the farmers. Our challenge lies in managing the different convictions and sentiments resulting from competing agricultural values, as in conventional versus non-conventional (dairy) farming. This tendency seems ...

Dairy farmers have to go through a transition to a circular model and a climate friendly operation of their dairy farm. This transition leads to structural and drastic changes. Triple Dairy is going to help there. The company is an initiative of Bles Dairies and since last week it has a cooperation agreement with Wageningen Livestock Research (WLR), part of Wageningen University & Research (WUR). Aeres, green knowledge institution, became a shareholder of Triple Dairy. Triple Dairy offers courses in the dairy farming sector with a new approach. Farmers learn about the newest knowledge, insights and innovations around dairy farming ...

Dairy farmers have to go through a transition to a circular model and a climate friendly operation of their dairy farm. This transition leads to structural and drastic changes. Triple Dairy is going to help there. The company is an initiative of Bles Dairies and since last week it has a cooperation agreement with Wageningen Livestock Research (WLR), part of Wageningen University & Research (WUR). Aeres, green knowledge institution, became a shareholder of Triple Dairy. Triple Dairy offers courses in the dairy farming sector with a new approach. Farmers learn about the newest knowledge, insights and innovations around dairy farming ...

Corona has an unmistakable health, social and economic impact, worldwide. But how will we move forward and behave in the `New Normal` situation after Corona? This will differ between countries and cultures, but already we see a few trends related to food. Awareness arises about the role of food for prevention and eradication of pandemics. At consumer level, people start to pay attention for eating more healthy and fresh produced food. At government level, the national programs in Food Safety and Food Security become more important. Healthy food is fresh thus local Why in developed countries we consume imitation milk ...

Corona has an unmistakable health, social and economic impact, worldwide. But how will we move forward and behave in the `New Normal` situation after Corona? This will differ between countries and cultures, but already we see a few trends related to food. Awareness arises about the role of food for prevention and eradication of pandemics. At consumer level, people start to pay attention for eating more healthy and fresh produced food. At government level, the national programs in Food Safety and Food Security become more important. Healthy food is fresh thus local Why in developed countries we consume imitation milk ...

Under the current COVID-19 restrictions, the experts of Bles Dairies Consultancy cannot fly around the world anymore to visit and support their ongoing dairy development projects in amongst others Indonesia, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Uganda and Nigeria. Martin de Jong of Bles Dairies Consultancy explains:   “Via Skype, Zoom and Webinars we maintain contact with local extension officers in those countries. But, how do you reach farmers in the rural area, who have no electricity nor internet connection; but do have a smartphone charged by a small solar panel? Within the Uganda IFC Pearl Dairy Development Programme, we are guiding and coaching ...

Under the current COVID-19 restrictions, the experts of Bles Dairies Consultancy cannot fly around the world anymore to visit and support their ongoing dairy development projects in amongst others Indonesia, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Uganda and Nigeria. Martin de Jong of Bles Dairies Consultancy explains:   “Via Skype, Zoom and Webinars we maintain contact with local extension officers in those countries. But, how do you reach farmers in the rural area, who have no electricity nor internet connection; but do have a smartphone charged by a small solar panel? Within the Uganda IFC Pearl Dairy Development Programme, we are guiding and coaching ...