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Dairy farmers go online to maximise returns

Apollo Kimani scans his flashing phone screen in his farm in Githunguri, Kiambu County. As he unlocks the little gadget, numbers instantly update, giving him the cash offers received for the cattle he is auctioning online.

“This shows you everything you need to know and if you’re going to make money,” he says. Mr Kimani has been selling his cattle on OLX, earning more than double what the open market offers per head.

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