FONTERRA brings int’l dairy management expertise to SL
Fonterra Brands Sri Lanka, announced the appointment of Ms. Denise
Burrell as Farm Extension Manager.
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Denise
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Ms. Burrell has over 20 years experience in training dairy farmers in
best practice in countries such as Pakistan, Nepal, Australia, Indonesia
and India. Ms. Burrell will initially focus on ascertaining the needs of
local dairy farming communities and also use her experience and
knowledge to work with dairy farmers to improve their on-farm management
skills, productivity, milk quality and profitability.
Fonterra Brands Sri Lanka Managing Director Leon Clement, said that
Fonterra was committed to helping develop the local dairy industry,
adding that Ms Burrell’s appointment was one way the company was
stepping up its investment in the local industry and support for local
farmers.
“With Denise joining our team in Sri Lanka, we are confident we could
broaden our current farmer development programmes, allowing us to
further support the development of the local dairy industry and the
government’s objectives of increasing local dairy production. “We began
our farmer-development programme in 1997 and today, we play an important
role in helping farmers increase their skills in the areas of milk
production, quality and sustainability, adding that Denise’s expertise
to the team would allow us to build on this strong foundation,” Clement
said.
Ms. Burrell said that she was excited to be in Sri Lanka, working
alongside the local dairy industry. “A key focus of my work offshore has
been to encourage sustainable and profitable dairy production,” Ms.
Burrell said. “I have a firm belief that training and education,
empowers local communities and helps them become more affluent, both
economically as well as in terms of building capability.
Therefore, the opportunity to work in Sri Lanka was certainly one I’m
excited about,” she added. Fonterra Brands Sri Lanka, collects milk from
a network of Sri Lankan dairy farmers for the manufacture of its Anchor
Newdale product range.
This year, the company increased its milk collection by almost 25 per
cent in comparison to the previous year.
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