Dairy cooperative software · Kenya

What dairy cooperative software needs to get right, daily

Milk moves every day. Settlement should be just as itemized, with a record behind every shilling paid.

What does a dairy co-op need to record every day?

Milk collection runs on a daily cycle, not a seasonal one. Every member's delivery needs a record at intake — litres, ideally a quality measure like fat content — because that record is what settlement math runs on later. Kenya's dairy sector has operated under a government-set farm-gate price floor (around KES 50 per litre in recent policy), which makes accurate per-member volume records the difference between a fair payout and a dispute at month-end.

How monthly settlement should work

At month-end, a co-op owes each member a breakdown, not a lump sum:

  • Total litres delivered, at the agreed or floor price
  • Minus any advance already paid
  • Minus itemized deductions — transport, inputs, cooperative levies
  • Net paid out — by M-Pesa, closing the loop without a cash queue

Where the dairy pack stands today

The dairy and livestock pack is built on the same core as the coffee pack — member registry, per-member intake, itemized settlement — and runs on a demo farm today. It has not yet gone into production the way the coffee pack has at Mulinga Coffee Estate; coffee is the vertical carrying real transactions right now.

Is MkulimaOS live for dairy cooperatives?

The dairy and livestock pack is built and running on a demo farm — it has not yet gone into production the way the coffee pack has at Mulinga Coffee Estate.

Does MkulimaOS record milk quality, not just volume?

Yes — intake records are built to carry a quality measure alongside litres per delivery, so settlement isn't based on volume alone.

How is a dairy member paid out?

By an itemized monthly settlement — litres at the agreed price, minus advances and deductions, paid out by M-Pesa.

Early access

Your farm could run its next payroll today.

Set up in one afternoon. No card required. Running live on Kenyan coffee and poultry farms right now.

Questions:hello@mkulimaos.comMon–Sat, EAT
Chat