Co-operative societies are your best bet, PS Kimtai tells farmers
Livestock
By Jael Mboga | February 12th 2021 at 09:30:00 GMT +0300
Livestock PS Harry Kimtai in Nairobi on February 4, 2021. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]
The government, through the Livestock Department, is working with farmers’ co-operative societies to address ills hurting the sector.
According to PS Harry Kimtai, the farmers are “asked what they need and are helped through partnerships”.
Some of the incentives the government has applied include asking the cooperatives to put up the infrastructure and then supply them with coolers and other needs such as standby generators and solar panels.
The department has zoned regions according to dairy farming and livestock keeping, and issue benefits tailored to the area needs.