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Kenya’s President William Ruto said the Government was committed to supporting farmers to increase productivity. He noted that the government has removed the tax on livestock feeds to make dairy farming more profitable. The Government, he added, would support cooperatives to produce livestock feed locally to tame prices
Kenya’s President William Ruto said the Government was committed to supporting farmers to increase productivity. He noted that the government has removed the tax on livestock feeds to make dairy farming more profitable. The Government, he added, would support cooperatives to produce livestock feed locally to tame prices.
The President was speaking at the 8th Annual Dairy Farmers Field Day in Meru where he opened the Meru Central Dairy Co-operative Union Factory Phase II, boosting the plant’s processing capacity. Over 12,000 dairy farmers from the county attended the event.
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Ruto said that the government would set up a Sh400 Million plant to provide semen to dairy farmers at Sh1500 down from the current Sh8000. This move, he said, would go a long way in doubling the country’s milk production, elevating Kenya into an exporter of the product.
