Livestock breeding

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Dairy farmers raise incomes five fold through fodder conservation

Dairy farmers across the country are counting an increase of milk yield by up to five fold during dry days and a concomitant swell in income, thanks to a training programme that shows them how to manage fodder and improve on livestock management. Dubbed Smallholder Dairy Commercialization Programme the project is helping rebuild profitable small …

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Little upkeep, lucrative returns: Why galla goats are a perfect side venture

By George Munene Mcharo Mbogho’s word of ad­vice for any would be goat breeder is that they need an abid­ing pas­sion for the an­im­als and the art, without which they won’t weather the tough times that al­tern­ate with the good in goat farm­ing. In three loc­a­tion in Taita-Taveta County, he has 450 heads of mostly …

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