A socially-responsible enterprise consisting of a commercial dairy and production facility to make products such as yogurt, cheese and ice cream for local and overseas customers. 

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

We cooperate with people from villages in and around Luang Prabang by renting their buffalo, which provides the families with a regular income stream from an underutilised resource, namely female buffalo; male buffalo being sold for meat. We built a facility for milking their buffalo and keeping them well fed, healthy and safe.

The rest of the herd, approximately 200 buffalo, will be rented from various villages, milked daily for a period of approximately 6 months at a time, then returned to the village until they are ready to calve again and the process will start anew. During this time, we will care for, feed, and vaccinate all the buffalo and their calves. The villagers will retain ownership of their animals.

The daily running and operation of the dairy allowed us to create 40 full-time positions, which we offered to the farmers who have been helping us on the land since the beginning. 

Our cheese-making production facility produced it's inaugural ball of mozzarella in April 2017, created 8 full-time positions and is equipped to pasteurize and store the milk collected from the buffalo on daily basis. 
We produce, package and store the goods until ready to ship. The product range currently includes yogurt, mozzarella, ricotta, ice-cream and cheese cake. For full list click here.

Distribution channels are set up to local restaurants, hotels and supermarkets in Luang Prabang and throughout Laos. As production increases, we will export to markets in China & ASEAN.

Products may also be sold directly to the public and tourist groups that visit the dairy and production facility. An interactive mini-farm, training centre and café are available for tourists visiting the farm.

This socially-responsible business is funded, owned and managed by foreign investors and 2 Lao nationals. We work in conjunction with local Lao villagers and provide the following benefits:

1) Local farmers receive a new source of revenue by renting their buffalo to the dairy.

2) Improved care for buffalo and their calves and a breeding programme to improve calf survival rates.

3) Rental income to villagers for land required for the dairy and production facility.

4) New income and skills for the community members who will be employed by the business, in the dairy, production and administration. 

5) Workshops an internship at the dairy to provide more practical experience for teachers and students from the Northern Agricultural College Souphanouvong Unicars, Luang Prabang.

6) In conjunction with AgCoTech we are creating and distributing medicated mineral blocks to improve animal health and reduce carbon emissions.

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