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The smallholder farmer: The backbone of the Kenyan dairy sector

Kenya was host to this year's International Federation of Agricultural Journalists World Congress, where Katie Fallon gained an insight into the country's dairy sector

Katie Fallon
Livestock Specialist
clock 鈥� 7 min read
Sahiwal Holstein crosses are being introduced to boost production.
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Sahiwal Holstein crosses are being introduced to boost production.

The leading dairy industry in East Africa, the Kenyan dairy sector currently produces an average of 5.2 billion litres of milk each year. While there are some large dairy herds milking between 40 and...

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