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.