Dairy farmers feel the heat as milk prices dip

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology trained dairy farmer Becky Njoki demonstrates how to make yoghurt which she sells within Nyeri town. (Jenipher Wachie, Standard)

Mr James Macharia is an unhappy dairy farmer. Though Macharia has been at it for the last 30 years, there is nothing to write home about. He wants to quit.

“I cannot go on like this. I feed my cows well, they give me sufficient milk but when I sell it, I get peanuts. I have a family to take care of and bills to pay,” he laments.