Industry players believe investment in animal feed preparation and conservation is key in ensuring year-round supplies of raw milk, hence stability in consumer prices. “The demo farms complement our dairy training courses, which are also held on a weekly basis. We felt it was futile asking farmers to grow milk production without demonstrating to them how to go about it,” said Mr Gethi. Raw milk salesLast year, farmers in Nakuru County earned Sh610 million from raw milk sales to the processor, which reflected a 10 per cent growth over earnings in 2015. “We are currently emphasising records as a critical tool to monitoring progress of dairy farms.

Source: Daily Nation June 12, 2017 13:52 UTC