An interview with Amos Omore Country Representative, International Livestock Research Institute, Tanzania The state and future of the livestock sector in Tanzania Birungi:What is ILRI doing in Tanzania in relation to building the capacity of the various value chain actors?Amos: We have been involved in resear... 24/03/2016
An interview with Manu Schärer - Supplier development manager at Nestlé Equatorial Africa Region Ltd The state and future of dairy sector in the EAC: Models that Work and Those that Do Not Birungi:How is Nestlé involved in the dairy business?Schärer: One of Nestlé’s core businesses is Dairy which involves procuring and processing of m... 22/03/2016
Premier Lab for Embryo Transfer set up in Kenya Having improved breeds for maximum production is a desire of many dairy farmers. However, getting embryos and quality breeds has been difficult due... 16/03/2016
First Ever Cattle Online Market in Kenya Cowsoko, a word coined from ‘cow’ and a Swahili word “soko” meaning ‘market’ is a novel online market for trading in cattle and related quality inp... 15/03/2016
Leveraging uptake of index-based livestock insurance with community savings and loan groups in Northern Kenya Up-scaling research innovations in agriculture and livestock especially among vulnerable livelihoods is often a tough call for researchers and inno... 14/03/2016
Diseases, Low-Quality Feed and poor Marketing Skills impediments to realization of economic benefits of Free-Range Poultry in Kenya According to research conducted by the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), there are about 22 million indigenous chicke... 14/03/2016
Progress on More Milkit Program in Tanzania-Traders receive training in developing bankable business plans The MoreMilkiT project works with milk traders in Morogoro and Tanga regions of Tanzania to set up dairy market hubs that will be used to pilot app... 14/03/2016
Kenya expands Meat, Fruits and Vegetables export Market to Qatar For the first time, Kenya will soon start exporting meat, vegetables and fruits to Qatar as a result of talks between the two countries. Meat expor... 14/03/2016
Dairy Farmers and ‘Tax-man’ in Uganda at Crossroads Plans by the Government of Uganda to start levying taxes on dairy farmers has been met with apprehension by dairy farmers under the umbrella of Uga... 11/03/2016
Kenyan Consumers unlikely to benefit from El-Nino tiding as milk prices remain high Regulatory role of the Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) has been put into sharp perspective due to its apparent failure in protecting consumers from exploit... 11/03/2016