Dairy farmers in Busia embracing artificial insemination to increase milk production
Dairy farmers in Busia are embracing Artificial Insemination (AI) in breeding exotic cows to bridge the 40 million litres gap of milk deficit within the county, in an effort to attain the government’s big 4 agenda. The county has therefore partnered with Kenya Crops and Dairy Market Systems (KCDMS), Feeds Africa and Orion Farm care […]
Farmers oppose Livestock Bill 2019, say it’ll increase tax burden on dairy sector
Representatives of smallholder dairy farmers say the Livestock Bill 2019 was hastily drafted without their input and has many loopholes.
Brookside to pay farmers more after increasing producer price of milk
The new rates, effective mid-January, will see the firm’s raw milk suppliers earn up to Sh35 for every kilo of raw milk supplied.