More than 400 dairy farmers have objected sale of milk to processors, saying the move will lower their earnings by more than 50 per cent. The Draft Dairy Regulations 2019 is set to restrict sale of fresh milk directly to farmers, requiring them to him to transport the produce to a cooling and pooling facility. Currently, the milk processors buy a litre from farmers at Sh26 down from Sh32. The farmers said that the move will force them to cover long distances to deliver their milk twice a day. If the regulations are passed, they will affect 70 per cent of milk sold across the country.

Source: The Star March 22, 2019 05:15 UTC