Are you an animal or pet lover, in this agriculture blog, get the interesting publications, events, facts, or innovations on cattle, goat, sheep and chicken farming. You will learn about breed selection, feeding, vaccination and methods of increasing yields and value addition
Are you looking for a cheaper source of quality dairy feed? Dairy farming is one of the most profitable livestock farming in Kenya. However, the cost of commercial feeds is the biggest expense for small-scale farmers. The cheapest solution for you to reduce this cost is making your own feed at home. In this blog…
Looking at how profitable is dairy farming in Kenya? In this blog post, we give you the estimates of the money you can make rearing dairy cattle for milk. We will use the cost-benefit analysis for both the intensive and semi-intensive farming systems. For illustration, the estimates will use findings from a 2020 study to…
Are you wondering if hay farming is profitable in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid areas (ASALS)? In this post, we will assess the amount of money you will make by growing hay for sale. The analysis will use a simplified cost-benefit formula for one acre of Boma Rhodes pasture grass. For comparison purposes, we have included…
Why are stingless honey bees the best breed to rear in Kenya? To get maximum yields and profits, the post compares bees races/types on honey yields, migration,
A list of the four exotic dairy cow breeds in Kenya and their characteristics such as production, fertility. They are Friesian, Ayrshire, Guernsey, and Jersey.
A list of the best goat breeds reared for milk or meat in Kenya. They include indigenous and exotic dairy and meat goats such as Saanen and Toggenburg & Galla
In this post, we will give you a list of the best sheep breeds in Kenya. They include the indigenous sheep types in the region and other exotic ones from other countries. Sheep farming in Kenya has a huge business potential. Sheep are reared for meat, milk and wool production. However, sheep farmers are faced…
Successful rabbit farmers make millions of profit every year. You can easily turn their white meat, manure, pelt, fur and urine to quick cash. To make sustainable profits, you need to select the best rabbit breed. In this post, we give you a list and characteristics of the best ones in Kenya There are many…
Get the best tips on how to stop your young chicks from dying. You need to vaccinate, quality feeding, proper housing and watering, hygiene & controlling pests.
How can you keep your chicks warm during a blackout or power outage? A slight interruption in power supply can cause unrecoverable farm losses if you are in commercial chicken farming. In the worst case scenarios, you can be a remote farmer without connections to a power line. In this article, we give you solutions…
