Co-operatives give poultry in western Kenya wings to soar
Summary
For years, poultry has been perceived as a supplementary investment to dairy and crop farming especially among local farmers.
This perception has seen individuals rearing chicken casually engage in the venture thus hardly reaping the deserved benefits.
At the same time, middlemen or brokers as they are commonly known, have exploited the gap of the lack of proper market structures to rip off smallholder farmers.
Monday May 17 2021
By BARNABAS BII
Summary
For years, poultry has been perceived as a supplementary investment to dairy and crop farming especially among local farmers.