Farmers urge government to fast-track setting up of semen centre

Dairy goat farmers want to the Government to speed up the construction of a semen production centre from where they would be access high quality semen to upgrade their herds.

The farmers said the centre would provide them with high quality dairy goat breeds through Artificial Insemination.

Through their spokesperson James Njiraini, the  farmers  said welcomed the new AI for goats. 

“We are ready to adopt and embrace the modern breeding technology,” Mr Njiraini said.

Last year, the county exported dairy goats to Djibouti.

Recently, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri officially conducted the ground ceremony for the centre at Ndomba.