Dairy farmers at pains to keep livestock alive as drought bites
BUSINESS
Milk production has dropped by 50 per cent in Murang’a County following a severe shortage of pasture occasioned by drought.

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Nyeri livestock farmers overcome high feed prices to earn Sh2b in revenue
The farmers earned revenue from the sale of various livestock products like beef, chevon, mutton, poultry meat, pork, eggs.
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Oman investors to sign business livestock deals with Taita-Taveta ranchers
Livestock farmers expressed optimism that the Gulf states will offer attractive prices compared to those offered by the Kenya Meat Commission.
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Pastoralists now turning to ‘telephone herding’
The pastoralists have turned to non-climate-dependent activities such as beadwork and weaving mats.
Rose Mukonyo | 2 months ago
The pastoralists have turned to non-climate-depend...

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The adult tapeworm grows in the intestines of dogs...

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The rise in superbugs in any livestock farming sys...

By Angela Makumi | Nov 06, 2020
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Hundreds of livestock and wildlife have died follo...

By Renson Mnyamwezi | Nov 01, 2018
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By Dr Othieno Joseph | Sep 08, 2018
Young researcher uses a rigorous cleansing and dry...

By David Mwitari | Jun 10, 2017
Livestock farming in this modern day shouldn’t b...

By Dr Othieno Joseph | Jun 03, 2017
They say the last time there was rain in Tiaty and...

By Sarah Otieno | May 25, 2017
Last week, I explored the topic on nutritional cau...

By Othieno Joseph | May 20, 2017
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