The farmers are increasingly shunning dairy processors who they accuse of offering low prices. Dairy stakeholders who spoke to The Standard said milk processors were reluctant to increase prices despite rising costs of production. Kenya Dairy Farmers Federation (KDFF) chairman Richard Tuwei claimed that more than two-thirds of farmers who were initially supplying milk to Brookside Dairy Ltd and New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC) had switched to open markets in search of better prices. According to Kibet, it is more profitable to hawk milk at the doorsteps of consumers who offer value for the dairy farmers' efforts. Consumers said they preferred buying raw milk directly from farmers instead of processed milk from shopping outlets, which they said was more expensive.

Source: Standard Digital May 04, 2017 06:22 UTC