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State kicks off Sh1.45b milk coolers installation in 40 counties

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Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe led the distribution of an additional eight bulk milk coolers to dairy farmer cooperatives in Nyeri under the Livestock Value Chain Support Project. [File, Standard]

Forty counties are set to benefit from 230 milk coolers worth Sh1.45 billion that are being distributed and installed across the country to boost the dairy sector.

The initiative, launched last month by President William Ruto in Meru County, aims to increase production and cushion farmers against post-harvest losses.

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