TheDairySite Latest News: Kenya
09 March 2017
Boost for Dairy Farmers as KCC to Pay Sh500m DebtKENYA - At least 100,000 farmers owed millions of shillings by the Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC) dating back decades ago will be paid by end month....
07 March 2017
Kenya to Spend Over US$2.15M for Livestock Payouts Over DroughtKENYA - The Kenyan government announced on Sunday that it will spend US$2.15 million for cash payouts to support pastoralists to purchase fodder and animal feed for their stock until the end of the severe drought....
27 February 2017
Dairy Farmers to Benefit from Solar-powered CoolersKENYA - Small dairy farms, which form the bulk of milk producers, are suffering from low production as a result of lack of cooling systems and animal feeds....
09 February 2017
Kenyan Farmers Urged to Shield Livestock from Drought Via Feed ConservationKENYA - A Kenyan scientist on Wednesday called for a need for livestock farmers to practice feed conservation to cushion their animals from famine during prolonged periods of drought....
Kisumu County to Build Dairy Farm to Boost Milk ProductionKENYA - An Israeli Company is seeking permission from the Kisumu County government to establish a dairy farm in a move meant to boost milk production and lower commodity costs for residents....
03 January 2017
Kenyan and Dutch Dairy Firms Partner UpKENYA - DOB Equity, a Dutch private equity fund, is investing in Countryside Dairy Ltd, a Nyahururu-based dairy-processing firm....
16 December 2016
Dispute Threatens Privatisation of Kenyan Dairy FirmKENYA - Kenya has stopped the planned sale of the state-run milk processing firm New Kenya Cooperative Creameries Ltd, following an ownership dispute with dairy farmers....
08 December 2016
Report Shows Murang'a County's Loss Due to Dairy Plan KENYA - An Auditor-General’s report has revealed inflated purchases, questionable spending and huge disparities in financial statements in Murang'a County....
25 March 2015
Lesser Parasites Could Hold Fever Vaccine AnswerAFRICA – East Coast Fever is far less deadly to calves if the host becomes simultaneously infected with a much less potent tick-borne infection....
14 October 2014
Baboons Provide Disease Solution For African FarmersAFRICA – A major cattle disease limiting agricultural production across Africa is seeing geneticists use Baboon genetics to breed for resistance in livestock....
04 June 2014
Kenya seeks India Assistance on Dairy BusinessKENYA - In a view to implement dairy success in their country, Kenya Dairy Farmer Foundation (KDFF) and East Africa Dairy Development Project of Heifer International has sought assistance from the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Gujarat based...
28 August 2013
Building Resilient Food Systems, Adaptation to Climate ChangeKENYA - Ecosystem-based adaptation approaches should be mainstreamed and up-scaled to build resilient food systems and adapt to climate change in Africa. This was the declaration made by participants to the 1st Africa Food Security and Adaptation Conference...
06 March 2013
Cell Phones Revolutionizing Kenya’s Livestock SectorKENYA - Farmers and veterinarians across Africa are increasingly using cell phones to issue alerts quickly about possible animal disease outbreaks at a very early stage and to track wide-scale vaccination campaigns....
27 April 2012
Kenya's Milk Production on the RiseKENYA - President Mwai Kibaki has commended dairy farmers in the country for increased milk production rising from two billion litres in 2002 to about five billion litres last year. ...
11 April 2012
Kenya Uses GPS to Tackle War Against Cattle TheftKENYA - A new system of tracking stolen livestock in regions prone to rustling will be launched this year....
06 December 2011
Dairy Cooperative On Verge Of CollapseKENYA - The Limuru Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society is on the verge of collapse because of heightened competition in milk processing and a sharp increase in middlemen, who take over 60 per cent of the firm's daily milk supply....
21 October 2011
Farmers Receive Payouts For Livestock LossesKENYA - In the midst of a drought-induced food crisis affecting millions in the Horn of Africa, an innovative insurance program for poor livestock keepers is making its first payouts today, providing compensation for some 650 insured herders in northern...
25 August 2011
Herders Paid For Conserving Land In New SchemeKENYA - Kenya’s pastoral herders are being paid for conserving their wildlife-rich rangelands for livestock and wildlife alike in innovative new schemes....
23 August 2011
Farmers May Soon Receive First Drought PayoutKENYA - Insurers will assess in October whether Kenyan farmers signed up to the Index-Based Livestock Insurance scheme will receive their first payment, after the worst drought in the region for 60 years. ...
09 June 2011
NFUS Links With Kenyan Farming CommunityKENYA - A delegation from NFU Scotland is in Kenya to view first hand the challenges that face pastoral farming and agriculture in the country and identify if the Union can contribute to ongoing improvements to farming in the region in the future....
31 May 2011
Kenya Dairy Sector To Quadruple In SizeKENYA - The Kenyan dairy sector could more than quadruple in size and earn the country in excess of Ksh300 billion, according to a report launched by Tetra Pak East Africa, a leading food processing and packaging solutions company reports Kenya Broadcasting...
17 May 2011
Identify Livestock Genes To Protect Against NaganaKENYA - An international research team using a new combination of approaches has found two genes that may prove of vital importance to the lives and livelihoods of millions of farmers in a tsetse fly-plagued swathe of Africa the size of the United States....
26 April 2011
Livestock Insurance Scheme Wins Innovation Award KENYA - A novel livestock insurance scheme for poor pastoral herders in Kenya’s Marsabit District, initiated by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) with private sector and other partners, has won the inaugural Vision 2030 ICT Innovation...
18 October 2010
Kenya's Dairy Sector Worth $230millionKENYA - The Kenya dairy industry is making a turnover of over Ksh. 17 billion (US$230 million), following a policy change six years ago....
29 September 2010
Improved Dairying Empowers Farmers In Rift ValleyKENYA - The East African Dairy Development project which is implemented by Heifer International in partnership with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), TechnoServe, the World Agroforestry Centre and the African Breeders Service Total...
13 September 2010
Greener Pastures And Better Breeds Reduce CarbonKENYA - A new study by the International Livestock Research Institute has found that reductions in greenhouse gases could be worth $1 billion dollars to poor livestock farmers if they could sell saved carbon on international markets....
08 September 2010
Poor Insemination Methods Threaten Dairy IndustryKENYA - Poor artificial insemination methods and farmers’ reluctance to breed male cows are holding back growth of dairy sector seen as a revenue stream for many poor Kenyans. ...
05 October 2009
Ministry Stops Buying CattleKENYA - The Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) has suspended the off-take scheme aimed at buying cattle and slaughtering them at the buying centres after the ministry of Livestock Development ran out of cash....
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