Animals

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Removal of VAT from animal feeds’ ingredients by the government, relief to farmers and investors

8 years ago Reporter

The move by the government to remove Value Added Tax (VAT) from animal feeds’ ingredients in its 2018/2019 budget if...

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Kisii County gives farmers free milk coolers to up income

8 years ago Reporter

Kisii farmers have been urged to form societies so as to receive Sh50m worth of milk coolers in a bid...

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• Animals

Kakamega dairy law to relieve farmers from over-reliance on sugarcane farming

8 years ago Reporter

Kakamega Dairy Development Corporation Bill 2018 which was signed into law by the county governor, H.E. Governor Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya...

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New fodder increases milk yields by 108 per cent and cuts production costs

8 years ago Reporter

Farmers using the new fodder formulation from Farmpro can double production besides cutting the production cost of one liter of...

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Why fish production is declining in Kenya

8 years ago Reporter

Kenya’s fisheries sub sector has declined over the last three years from Sh25.5bn earned in 2014 to Sh22.9bn earned last...

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Hotelier’s poultry side hustle rakes Sh44,100 in a week, supplementing her income

8 years ago Reporter

Some of the chicken in the poultry house owned by Mary and her mother. The two collect about 18 trays...

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• Climate

Meru farmers rearing fish in greenhouses for better returns

8 years ago Reporter

Meru farmers have turned to rearing fish in greenhouses in a move to beat the cold weather and enable the...

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Uganda livestock researchers using genetic materials from Kenya to develop ant tick vaccine

8 years ago Reporter

A veterinary officer vaccinates cows in Kapteldon, Uasin Gishu County. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA. Ugandan scientists from the National Agricultural...

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Isiolo meat traders and livestock keepers affected due to Rift Valley fever outbreak

8 years ago Reporter

Slaughter houses and butcheries in Isiolo County have been closed for 14 days following an outbreak of Rift Valley fever...

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• Animals

New device with 70 per cent artificial insemination rate coming to Kenya

8 years ago Reporter

An Ivetscope kit. Photo: Zablon Oyugi. A scientific insemination device of semen deposition in cervix of both small and large...