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World Bank invests Sh27m for cattle vaccination in Nyandarua County

The ongoing cattle vaccination programme in Nyandarua County. [John Githinji, Standard]

The World Bank has invested Sh27 million for mass vaccination of cattle against Foot and Mouth and Lumpy Skin diseases in Nyandarua County. The programme targets more than 385,000 cattle population and hopes to wipe away these diseases that have hindered farmers from achieving their full economic potential.

Nyandarua prides itself as a county of milk. But cattle diseases, especially Foot and Mouth and Lumpy Skin, have been negatively affecting the county’s milk sector valued at Sh12 billion, according to Agriculture County Executive, Dr James Karitu.

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