West Pokot County dairy farmers’ earnings from the sale of raw milk to processor Brookside last year rose by 10 per cent to Sh330 million. The processor attributed the rise in earnings to commercialisation of dairy farming in the higher altitude areas of the county like Pokot South. “As a main market for farmers’ milk, our interventions in West Pokot County include working with raw milk suppliers to increase financial viability of smallholder farms along the value chain. Mr Gethi said Brookside would train farmers in the area on livestock disease identification and management as a measure to sustaining milk production. He said common livestock diseases were affecting optimal production of milk, especially on smallholder farms.

Source: Standard Digital May 01, 2017 13:52 UTC