'Cow for loan' deal helps farmers get top dairy breeds

Migori Agriculture executive Valentine Ogongo (R) hands over a dairy cow to Esther Ondiek and her son Walter Kephar on October 31, 2020, as a loan from Myfugo Innovation Limited. [Caleb Kingwara, Standard]

When it comes to challenges of keeping livestock, Paul Owino, a breeder from Migori County has seen it all. From battling diseases to low milk yields, the farmer says he can write a book on animal keeping.

“I have kept indigenous cow breeds for years and their performance has been dismal. The milk yields are low and they are prone to diseases. Having seen how my fellow breeders were also suffering with traditional breeds, I was driven to action,” Owino says.