ProGnosis Biotech highlighted the role of smarter, preventive food safety practices and reliable diagnostic technologies in building a safer, more competitive dairy sector across Africa.
ProGnosis Biotech participated in the Africa Dairy Innovations Summit 2026 (AFDIS), joining dairy industry leaders, regulators, processors, technology providers and other stakeholders in a high-level dialogue on the future of Africa’s dairy sector. This year’s summit focused on how new technologies and practices can improve access to nutritious, safe and affordable dairy products across Africa.
At the summit, ProGnosis Biotech emphasised that the next step of dairy development in Africa will depend not only on production capacity and innovation, but also on consumer trust, quality assurance and reliable testing systems. As regional dairy trade expands and regulatory expectations evolve, strong compliance frameworks are becoming essential to protect consumers, support processors and strengthen market access.
During the session “What’s New in Food Safety, Quality & Compliance,” ProGnosis Biotech Sales Representative, Boaz Otieno Ndisio, presented how modern testing protocols serve as the essential foundation of a resilient dairy industry. He highlighted that as the Pan-African market expands, the ability to ensure safe, affordable and accessible dairy depends on shifting from reactive testing to proactive risk management.
“Participating in AFDIS 2026 in Nairobi reinforced our belief that ensuring milk safety requires greater awareness, faster decision-making and reliable testing strategies,” said Marco La Femina, Export Area Manager at ProGnosis Biotech. “Across the dairy sector, we see a growing need to address risks such as Aflatoxin M1 through a combination of rapid screening and confirmatory methods. At ProGnosis Biotech, we are committed to supporting this approach by providing technologies that help producers detect risks early, ensure consistent quality and protect consumers through safe milk production.”
The company’s presence at AFDIS 2026 reinforced a broader message for the sector: food safety can no longer be viewed as a regulatory requirement, but as a driver of competitiveness, resilience and long-term market growth. As stakeholders across the value chain came together to exchange knowledge, explore new technologies and define practical pathways forward, ProGnosis Biotech helped place diagnostics and preventive risk management at the center of the conversation.
Through its engagement at Africa Dairy Innovations Summit 2026, ProGnosis Biotech reinforced its commitment to supporting Africa’s dairy sector with innovative diagnostic technologies that enable data-driven food safety, strengthen quality assurance and support confident decision-making across the value chain.
