If well managed, meat industry can boost herders’ and Kenya’s fortunes

President Uhuru Kenyatta at the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC).  [PSCU, Standard]

According to a recent study by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), there are 18 million cattle, close to 50 million sheep and goats while the dromedaries number around three million. The study also shows that the carrying capacity of the land to support this huge number of livestock is wanting.