The 80/20 of Dairy Profitability: Nutrition + Reproduction

In this episode, Samuele speaks with Apollo Gabazira—Country Director at CARE International (Uganda) and an award‑winning regenerative farmer—about what it takes to make farming profitable, scalable, and youth‑attractive in East Africa. Apollo shares the Asaba Farm System and its “quad model”: dairy as a foundation agronomy and circularity (turning waste into value) skilling youth through hands‑on learning community extension through local one‑stop hubs (“Farmers Point Outlets”) We also unpack Apollo’s most actionable insight: the 80/20 rule in dairy—focus on nutrition and reproduction to shift the majority of outcomes, from milk yield to economics. Finally, we zoom out to the bigger levers: what must change in policy, access to capital, and public‑private collaboration so regenerative and climate‑smart agriculture can become the norm—not the exception. Key topics: profitable regenerative farming, extension models, youth skilling, policy, capital, SME partnerships.