How to make poultry farming Kenya's new cash cow

Student of Rongai Boys High School in Rongai Sub County at the School poultry farm where the school feeds itself: PHOTO Harun Wathari/Standard

The poultry sub-sector has the potential to transform Kenya’s economy and improve the well-being of Kenyans. While agriculture contributes 26 percent of the GDP directly and 27 percent indirectly in Kenya, 30 percent of this comes from the poultry sub-sector. This is a big contribution to Kenya’s GDP.

The market for chicken and eggs is huge locally. In one particular community, no special occasion or festivity is complete without a delicious serving of chicken stew. The best for this kind of occasions is always mostly indigenous chicken.