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Camel’s Milk is Going to Be Big

By on April 22, 2013 in Featured

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As mentioned before here in 2009, camel’s milk might someday be a huge product, even if it’s origins seem dusty and remote:

For the tattered-clothed young men in this remote community, milking a camel’s stubby udders at sunrise is not a novelty, but a daily chore to get milk valued by their tribe for generations.

But camel’s milk, long-cherished by the Cushite people of central Kenya, is now enjoying a renaissance in the capital Nairobi and could, some say, become an internationally coveted health food product worth 10 billion dollars a year. “Camels are better than cows because they can survive when there is drought, but the cows cannot, so I can make a profit even during dry season,” said Halima Hussein, 45, whose 84-strong flock makes her a local camel-mogul.

“I’m going to sell to sell some of my cows to buy more camels,” added Hussein, whose family also owns 120 cows.

Why is camel’s milk going to be huge?

Photo by jessamyn.

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  • http://wahm.business-opportunities.biz Angela Shupe

    I was prepared to say that this sounds gross, but I was surprised by the benefits offered. I particularly like the fact that it is gentle enough for people with a lactose intolerance. I don’t think it will replace cow milk, but it would definitely create an option for people interested in those added benefits.

  • http://www.business-opportunities.biz Dane Carlson

    When you think about it, the idea of drinking milk from any animal is gross, and yet we do it all the time.

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