Archives for Livestock Farming - Page 33
How to make Rabbit farming a serious profitable business in Kenya
There is a new wave in Kenya – that of rabbit farming. Rabbit keeping in Kenya is encouraged by companies such as the Rabbit Republic that are ready to make…
Things you should know to SUCCEED in Dairy Farming in Kenya
Dairy farming has grown tremendously in the last couple of years. From being a hobby activity, dairy farming in Kenya has been transformed into a full blown business venture. There…
From 320/-, Egg prices (per tray) in Kenya hits 280/- and still no customers. FIND OUT WHY
The road from Nakuru town to Engashura, about 5km away, reminds one of some thoroughfares in Nairobi because it is smooth and well-tarmacked. I take a turn off the Nakuru-Nairobi…
Meet the goat that attracted lots of visitors at Nairobi Trade Fair
The Llama goat was at the centre of attraction at the Nairobi Trade Fair that ended yesterday exhibited by Egerton university. According to Tatton Agriculture Park, the goat was mainly…
Kenyan Dairy farmers have threatened to stop supplying raw milk to processing plants
Dairy farmers have threatened to stop supplying raw milk to processing plants citing exploitative prices. The farmers are disappointed over what they termed as failure by the processors to involve…
8kg chicken worth Sh3,000+ draws crowd at Nairobi Trade Fair
A rooster weighing eight kilos is drawing crowds at the Nairobi International Trade Fair. This is almost the weight of a dik-dik antelope and twice the size of a normal…
From a cigarette hawker in Kiserian to a multimillion poultry farmer – success story of Geoffrey Kago
By 2013, Geoffrey Kago’s firm, Kaki Village Enterprises, was valued at Sh10 million. The firm had been started in 2002 with capital of just Sh600. This was due to the…
CHALLENGES faced in the dairy farming sector in Kenya today
Sometimes last year, it was rumoured that the Kenyan dairy sector players was considering re-introducing free milk to school going children. The last this was seen was in the 1990s…
READ HOW Nicholas Kirimi is making Shs. 20,000+ per month from 2 Friesian cow’s in Meru county
A few kilometres from Meru town, off the Kithirune market in Nkando village, South Imenti, sits a farm known as Home of Friesians. The over half-acre farm owned by Nicholas…
LESSONS from Agribusiness Empire of Politician Prof Margaret Kamar
AGRIBUSINESS LESSONS: As you drive along the Eldoret-Iten-Chepkanga Road, you cannot stop marvelling at the hundreds of blue gum (eucalyptus) trees lining up one side of the thoroughfare. The trees…