Milk production flat in 2020 on weather woes
Monday January 18 2021
Summary
Data from Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) shows milk volumes declined by 0.95 percent last year to hit 679 million litres, down from 685 million litres in 2019.
This is the first time that production of milk in the country has dropped in the last three years, on account of unstable weather that led to insufficient feed.
Milk production declined marginally in 2020 compared with the previous year, with the dairy regulator advising farmers to conserve feeds following alerts of dry weather, which may hurt farming in 2021.
Data from Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) shows milk volumes declined by 0.95 percent last year to hit 679 million litres, down from 685 million litres in 2019.
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2020 saw milk production go down: below demand. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya, on several occasions, urged dairy farmers to step up operations and produce more milk.
The Kenya Dairy Board confirmed to The Smart Harvest and Technology that indeed milk production has gone down.
“In January, 2020 we registered 63.4 million litres of milk,” Margaret Kibogy, the managing director of the board, said.
Dairy farmers find pricing glory in co-operative front
Tuesday December 15 2020
Members of Kapng’etuny Dairies Self-help group deliver milk at the cooperative society in Ainabkoi, Uasin Gishu County. PHOTO | STANLEY KIMUGE | NMG
By Stanley Kimuge
Summary
Started in 2013, the Kapng’etuny Dairies Self-help group with 20 members, the group has grown tremendously to 243 members.
Last August, the group sold 44,725 litres worth Sh1.3 million compared to 32,441 litres worth Sh970,000 last year in the same period.
Their future plan is to diversify and venture into value addition and make products such as yoghurt and cheese.
For many years, dairy farmers have been grappling with a lack of market for their produce, exposing them to unscrupulous brokers who buy their raw milk at throw-away prices and make a killing in major towns.