TheCattleSite Latest News: Kenya
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. ...
19 October 2009
FAO to Aid Kenyan Livestock FarmersKENYA - The UN Food and Agricultural Organisation(FAO) have taken steps to stem cattle starvation and enhance productivity....
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....
04 September 2009
Drought in Kenya Causes Livestock to DieKENYA - As an unrelentless drought siezes Kenya for the third year, stock and game die, leaving farmers with little choice but to abandon their days of herding cattle. A report by John Vidal, of The Guardian enlightens us to the real effects of climate...
28 July 2009
Kenya to Establish Disease-free ZonesKENYA - The Kenyan Government is making fresh attempts to establish livestock disease-free zones to expand the country's beef export market....
30 March 2009
Kenya to Export Dairy Products to ZambiaKENYA - Kenya will start exporting dairy products to Zambia, top officials of both states have said. ...
18 December 2008
Kenyan Cattle Gene Imports RocketKENYA - Kenyan imports of dairy genetics are growing at 11 per cent annually. The United States is the largest exporter of dairy genetics to Kenya and holds 73 per cent share. Kenyan farmers and consumers view U.S. products as high-quality....
20 May 2008
Troubled Kenya: Drought, Violence and Feed CostsKENYA - Poor Rains in Kenya are threatening to cost the dairy industry billions of shillongs in lost exports to the East African region, but there are other factors compounding the problem....
10 March 2008
Kenyan Dairy Sector Struggling to SettleKENYA - Joseph Ngera, a Nakuru based large-scale farmer, has failed to deliver milk to the processing factory since the beginning of the year when his entire herd of cows was stolen by raiders who took advantage of the recent post-election violence. ...
21 February 2008
Violence Hit Kenya's Once Viabrant Dairy SectorKENYA - Closed roads, burnt down animal feeds shops and either abandoned farms or slain animals, some of which having their meaty parts chopped off bit by bit even as they graze unattended to. This is the story explaining Kenya’s once vibrant dairy...
22 January 2008
Unrest Affects Milk Deliveries in KenyaKENYA - Milk deliveries to New Kenya Cooperative Creameries Eldoret depot have declined by half, due to post election violence in parts of the North Rift region reports The Nation. ...
19 December 2007
Kenya Dairy Production Shoots UpKENYA - Stabilised milk market prices and use of modern dairy techniques by dairy farmers have seen milk production in Kenya shoot to 3.7 billion litres up from 2.5 billion five years ago. ...
19 September 2007
Kenyan Cheese Makers Come of AgeKENYA - In the cold misty hills of Limuru, David and Sue Brown have been making cheese for over 25 years. What started as a way to store their excess milk turned into Brown's Cheese. ...
03 August 2007
Kenya: Export Growth Piles Pressure On Milk PriceKENYA - Dairy farmers are hoping for better times ahead following the start of a costing review by the Government that sets the optimal producer prices for milk as export demand rises....
09 February 2007
Kenya: Protest At Milk Price CutKENYA - New KCC has reduced milk producer price drawing angry reactions from dairy farmers. The farmers argue that the move is likely to hurt the dairy sector...
31 January 2007
Kenya mulls cattle vaccine as fever spreadsKENYA - The Kenyan government said on Tuesday that its scientists have started manufacturing livestock vaccines for Rift Valley fever, which has killed at least 150 people and threatened the country's beef sector. ...
09 January 2007
Kenya: Official Calls for Farmers' Auction DayKENYA - Nyandarua livestock officer Maina Kiondo has called for the establishment of an auction day in various markets in the district. ...
01 January 2007
Livestock exports to continueKENYA - Kenya will continue to export beef products to Mauritius and other countries in the Middle East despite the outbreak of the Rift Valley Fever (RVF). ...
18 December 2006
Kenya: Sh1.8bn Milk Going Down the DrainNAIROBI - Kenya is losing Sh1.8 billion through milk wastage annually reports Kennedy Masibo and Francis Mureithi in The Nation....
11 December 2006
Milk body signs new regional partnershipsKENYA - Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with dairy authorities in Uganda and Rwanda to promote Kenya’s exports of dairy products to the two countries...
08 December 2006
Kenya: Cost of Hybrid Cattle RisesNAIROBI - Dairy farmers in Rift Valley have appealed to the Government to subsidise the high cost of artificial insemination services to improve dairy cattle breeds in the region. The farmers suffer huge expenses in transportation costs for inseminators...
20 November 2006
Kenya: Farmers Warned of Toxins in Dairy FeedsKENYA - Almost half of animal feeds for livestock in Nairobi are contaminated with toxins dangerous to human health. ...
07 November 2006
Equity unveils Sh500m for dairy farmersKENYA - Equity Bank has extended a Sh500 million line of credit to dairy farmers delivering their milk to New Kenya Co-operative Creameries (KCC). ...
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