Land O’Lakes first private sector dairy development program in Africa began in Uganda in 1994 as an eighteen-month program. Project activities across the continent have broadened since that time to include agricultural market development, numerous commodity groups, enterprise development, and access to financing.

The development of the dairy sector has proven to be a powerful means to decrease the poverty and increase the food security of the region while at the same time encouraging private-sector development and economic stability. The goal of Land O’Lakes Africa dairy development initiatives is to promote the growth of the dairy sectors in each country to begin to meet local and export demand, thus increasing food security and improving health standards for these nations.