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A veterinary officer administers medication to a cow at Kanani village in Nyamira County. [Stanley Ongwae, Standard]
Nyamira County has launched a new initiative to improve the quality of dairy breeds in the region amid a biting milk shortage, with residents now relying on other counties for the crucial commodity.
According to Governor Amos Nyaribo, the county produces around 61,000 litres of milk against a demand of 650,000 litres, a factor he attributed to traditional methods of dairy farming.
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