Category Archives: Dairying

How DFAs are rejuvenating the dairy industry in Homa Bay and Siaya counties
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How DFAs are rejuvenating the dairy industry in Homa Bay and Siaya counties

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Before 2019, Kasbondo Dairy Cooperative, in Oyugis, Homa Bay County used to receive 300-350 litres of milk per day from less than 25 farmers with only three of them able supply 60 litres per day. Across the region in Siaya County, SAM Malanga Dairy Cooperative was equally struggling, only able to receive about 280 litres … Continue reading →

Don’t spill it, chill it: Makueni milk factory helps farmers aggregate and sell more milk
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Don’t spill it, chill it: Makueni milk factory helps farmers aggregate and sell more milk

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Makueni dairy farmers to produce, aggregate and market milk as a business through the establishment of Kathonzweni Dairy Farmers Cooperative milk processing factory For many dairy farmers, their animals are like their children. Valued and cared for with a hope that they will succeed to bring good fortune to their home. Many dairy farmers will … Continue reading →

Cash Crop: Women Farmers in Kenya Beat Drought with Native Grass
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Cash Crop: Women Farmers in Kenya Beat Drought with Native Grass

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While farmers around Kenya struggle to grow enough maize to feed their families and their cattle, some women dairy farmers are boosting milk production and making money by growing and selling native grasses as cattle feed Maize Stover – the stalks, leaves and cobs left behind after a harvest – is popular cattle feed in … Continue reading →

Rent a womb, the power to sharing animal resources to build the livelihoods of a community
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Rent a womb, the power to sharing animal resources to build the livelihoods of a community

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In April 2017, Selvin Odhiambo received a healthy crossbred calf from her neighbour’s cow after a successful pregnancy from Fixed Time Artificial Insemination (FTAI). A United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded subsidized breeding program is helping smallholder farmers in western Kenya improve their dairy production. Continue reading →

Village-based dairy advisor Priscilla Ouma launches a ‘restore milk campaign’
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Village-based dairy advisor Priscilla Ouma launches a ‘restore milk campaign’

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Priscilla Ouma is an inspiration and proof that when you give women farmers a few tools, the entire community benefits. Through her hard work, the wind of change is blowing across the village and soon farmers in Muyeye B will be milk rich. Continue reading →

The power of semen: better semen, better calves, better lives – Quinter and Charles Migot’s story
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The power of semen: better semen, better calves, better lives – Quinter and Charles Migot’s story

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Facilitating access to improved semen services for small-scale farmers in Homa Bay County For Quinter Awour the birth of a new calf is the beginning of her investment future. Quinter is a member of Tang Ber Women Group, based in Kotieno sub location, Homa bay County, for the last 7 years she has participated in … Continue reading →

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More Milk from new grass variety, changing breakfast tables for Dairy Farmers across Homa Bay County

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Between January and March, most of Western Kenya experiences a climatic dry period, when grass and other plants stop growing, forcing farmers to buy fodder from outside their area to feed their cows or face huge reductions in milk production. This year, the area has suffered from a pro-longed drought, with no rains since mid-November, … Continue reading →