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Kirinyaga dairymen double income through milk ATMs
Two dairy farmers and neighbours in Kirinyaga County have doubled their incomes through milk ATMs. In 2020, Franklin Ndegwa and John Kagure earned Sh35 a liter supplying their milk to...
Farmers using groups to access exotic KALRO goats, multiplying output
Through groups and cooperatives, dairy goat farmers can cheaply acquire KALRO high-yielding exotic dairy goat breeds. These farmers pull their resources and purchase the research institute’s pedigree Togen or Alpine
Beef prices soar on post-drought shortage
The severe 2020 – 2023 East African drought killed over 9.5 million livestock in Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia by March of last year. This has caused a 48 per cent
Meru oilseed processor recruiting 1,000 sunflower farmers to plug waning production
Oilseed processor Rafikipay Ltd is looking to recruit 1,000 sunflower out-growers in Tharaka and Bura Irrigation Scheme. The farmers will be given free sunflower cultivation training and agronomic support then
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