Apparently there’s a lot of humps in the road for the growth in production and distribution of camel milk. The Food and Agriculture Organization hopes that these humps can be hurdled though.

From the Western Sahara to Mongolia demand is booming for camel milk. But there just isn’t enough to go round. State-of-the art camel rearing is rudimentary, and much of the 5.4 million tonnes of milk produced every year by the world population of some 20 million camels is guzzled by young camels themselves.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) thus sees bright prospects for camel dairy products, which could not only provide more food to people in arid and semi-arid areas, but also give nomadic herders a rich source of income. FAO is hoping financing will come forward from donors and investors to develop the sector not only at local level but help camel milk move into lucrative markets in the Middle East and the West. “The potential is massive,” says FAO’s Dairy and Meat expert Anthony Bennett. “Milk is money”.

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