About eDairy System
The eDairy System is E-Dairy Africa’s flagship digital platform revolutionizing how dairy cooperatives and farmers manage production, payments, and quality assurance. Designed in collaboration with the Kenya Dairy Board, the system digitizes every stage of the dairy value chain — from milk collection to financial transactions — ensuring transparency, efficiency, and traceability.
With roots in Kenya’s pioneering dairy digitization project launched in 2007, eDairy has grown into a robust, scalable solution now serving thousands of farmers across multiple regions and cooperatives.
Core Purpose
The eDairy System was developed to address persistent challenges within the dairy sector such as:
- Manual recordkeeping that often led to inaccuracies and losses.
- Payment delays caused by inefficient data processing.
- Pilferage and fraud during milk collection.
- Limited financial access for smallholder farmers.
By digitizing these processes, eDairy empowers cooperatives to operate with efficiency, transparency, and accountability, while farmers enjoy accurate payments, quality control, and faster access to credit.
How It Works
The eDairy System integrates hardware, software, and financial tools into a unified ecosystem that connects farmers, cooperatives, and financial institutions in real time.
- Milk Collection: GPRS-enabled digital scales record and transmit milk weights instantly, eliminating human error.
- Smart Farmer Identification: Farmers use Maziwa Smart Cards to securely record deliveries, ensuring tamper-proof traceability.
- Have one single source of truth for all design
- Quality Testing: Each milk batch is analyzed using LactoScan Milk Analyzers, which measure over nine parameters in 30 seconds to detect adulteration and ensure compliance.
- Financial Integration: Payments and credit are managed through mobile and bank integrations — including partnerships with Diamond Trust Bank Kenya for mobile loans and instant settlements.
- Data Management: All operations feed into a web-based eDairy portal, enabling real-time analytics, farmer management, and transparent reporting.
Key Features
eDairy Management Portal
Centralized web-based platform
Real-time dashboards for farmers, cooperatives, and regulators
Financial Inclusion
eDairy Mobile Loans in partnership with Diamond Trust Bank Kenya
Milk Collection & Traceability
GPRS-enabled digital scales
Maziwa Smart Cards. Accurate, fraud-free, real-time data capture
Digital Scales
Weighs milk to decimal precision. Auto-stores data and prints receipts
LactoScan Milk Analyzer
Analyzes 10+ parameters, including fat, SNF, density, and water content. Provides instant digital receipts. Enhances quality control and farmer trust
Why eDairy System?
The eDairy System is more than a management tool — it is the digital backbone of modern dairy farming in Africa. By connecting farmers, cooperatives, regulators, and banks under one intelligent platform, E-Dairy Africa continues to lead the continent toward a transparent, efficient, and financially inclusive dairy future.