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Bungoma poultry farmer bets on slaughter house to reap big
Mr Joseph Waswa, a trader based in Webuye has never been one to shy away from risk, not when there is an opportunity for a big pay day. And so,…
How You Can Make That Small Dairy Farm A Model Farm
Initially, most dairy farms only focused on maintaining healthy cows by proper feeding and disease-control, routine milking and getting calves for future generation. However, this is changing as nowadays, building…
The Killer Disease Ravaging Goats And Sheep In Turkana And West Pokot
West Pokot and Turkana counties are changing their strategies on tackling an endemic disease affecting goats and sheep. Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) disease, also known as ovine rinderpest, is…
Common Goat Diseases That You Should Be Aware Of
There are diseases that goats seem to commonly suffer from. As a goat owner, you need to make sure that you are aware of them and do what you can…
Understanding Value Addition In Poultry Farming
Value addition is the process of adding value to a product or service through special processing, marketing or manufacturing. Value addition is often driven by the need to offer more…
Understanding Mareks Disease In Poultry
Mareks disease is one of the viral contagious poultry diseases. Generally 4-7 weeks aged chicken affects by this disease. The chicken affected by this disease become paralyzed. For this reason…
How to start profitable Kienyeji chicken farming
Kienyeji Chicken, also referred to as Local chicken is a broad name used for indigenous chicken breeds in Kenya and Uganda, mostly reared in the village under the free-range method.…
21 must have beekeeping equipment for every Kenyan farmer
Savannah Honey was founded ten years ago with the aim to build a community of smart, motivated and socially responsible beekeepers in Africa. Daily we are inspired by the beauty…
Here Are Some Reasons Why Your Chicken Stopped Laying Eggs
One of the major concerns of a poultry farmer is when they notice a decrease in egg production. Egg-laying might go from one egg a day per hen to nearly…
Goat Milk Farming: Is It Working On African Farms?
Goatโs milk is good business for farmers who supply niche markets. But with the right marketing, and more interest from small-stock farmers, the goat milk market has excellent prospects. Saanen…