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05/05/2019

protein sources are the most expensive in a feed ration. these protein sources in Kenya include fishmeal and soybean. these ingredients are becoming increasingly expensive and scarce. we intend to train farmers in nakuru county on rearing BSF(insect) as a protein source for fish, poultry and pigs. we also intend to start a rearing hub.Interested farmers drop me a message.welcome all.

20/04/2019

Kenya has an estimated population of 49-50 million people yet to be confirmed in august 2019 when the national population and housing census will be conducted.All these people need to eat at least twice a day. The weather patterns have really changed and rain fed agriculture is no longer sustainable. Therefore it is incumbent upon all of us to pool efforts, ideas ,innovations and technologies on how we are going to be food and feed secure.

03/03/2019

Poultry farming is the raising of domesticated birds such as chickens, turkeys, guinea fowls, ducks, and geese, for the purposes of farming meat, eggs, or both meat and eggs for food. looking at egg production as a business, I think that the cost of production is too high to kenyan farmers. Assume you have 2000 layers, Each taking 130 grams of layers feed per day. that is 260 kilograms of feed. assume the package of feed is in 50kg bags, the farmer needs 5.2 bags of feed. Assume a bag of feed is KES 2500 that amounts to KES 13,000/day on feeding only. assume that 85% of the birds lay that day, the farmer has 1700eggs(56.7 trays) of eggs. the price of eggs at farm level has been dropping to as low as KES 220/ tray at farm level. the farmer is making a loss KES 12474. imagine the farmer has two workers to pay,water bills, electricity bills, veterinary costs,cost of production from day old chicks to 4.5 -5 months when the birds start laying. there is an urgent need to help our farmers by lowering cost of production.

23/02/2019

The dairy industry in Kenya is one of the largest and sophisticated in Africa. With an estimated 5 billion litres of milk produced in the country, the dairy industry is an important player in the economic and nutritional aspects of the Kenyan population. Despite the huge opportunities ahead, the sector however, faces a number of challenges.SWOT analysis for dairy production and marketing in Kenya according to farmerstrend is that: STRENGTH; Low unit cost of production,Favorable production conditions,High farm income margins,Dairy animals are household assets,High supply potential with increasing investment in production and trading,
Availability of dairy herd/breeding stock, Established private and public vet services delivery system,and Large installed processing capacity.
WEAKNESS;Limited knowledge/technical know-how among farmers and services providers,Inadequate supply of inputs,Poor condition of roads and erratic power supply,High cost of capital investment,Poor access to support services,High cost of labor, and low labor productivity,Highly perishable products due to limited preservation and processing,Low adoption of technologies and innovation,Inadequate regulation and/or weak enforcement of regulations, Ineffective and inefficient knowledge, information, communication systems ,Inadequate diagnostics laboratories and equipment, Weak capacity for market research, and
Limited facilities for and inefficient milk collection.
OPPORTUNITIES:Expanding domestic and regional markets,Major potential to increase milk yields,
Improvements in milk handling technology,
Extension services, Fodder production,Expansion to non-traditional and peri-urban production areas,Employment opportunities, especially for the youth, Large installed and new feed processing capacity, Strong production research system, Expanding financial, technical services
Political support and goodwil.
THREATS:High cost of feed and services, Changing climate patterns, Inadequate and poor quality inputs, Poor quality and unsafe milk, Increasingly scarce land, Diseases & pests, Increasing competition from EAC and developed country imports, Stringent food safety regulation, Declining animal genetics, and Environmental concerns.

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20/02/2019

As standards of living improves in kenya. people have appreciated the importance of pets. keeping dogs as pets is common occurence nowadays. you walk in town you will see people walking with dogs in the streets and supermarkets. the he East Africa Kennel Club is an nternational recognised registry for pedigree dogs in East Africa.There are hundreds of dog breeds but but ill just highlight afew. dogs are social animal and kept for safety too among other reasons. the dog breeds include Labrador retriever, The Golden Retriever, The German Shepherd, The Vizsla, The Bullmastiff, Bulldog, St. Bernard, The Rottweiler, The Rhodesian Ridgeback, Neapolitan Mastiff, The English Springer Spaniel, The Doberman Pinscher, Basenji, Chihuahua, Pomeranian, Maltese, Australian Terrier, and Japanese Spitz.

14/02/2019

10 years ago(2009) we had the kenya population and housing census. this year(2019) again the same will be done. from the last census the donkeys in kenya population was estimated to be 1.8 millions. donkeys play a crucial role in rural households of kenya where they are used to ferry firewood, carry water, tranport of luggages in and out of the farm,source of income when they are sold when need arises,some communities eat donkey meat, just to mention afew. the advantage of donkeys is that they are adapted to steep terain where motorbikes for example cannot access. Ethiopia is among countries leading in donkey population at about 7million.china and Pakistan have large populations too. the price of donkeys now is between $90 and $130 (ksh 9000-ksh13000). after the census 2019 i will write informed by the number of donkeys estimated.

03/02/2019

Agriculture is no longer done as a hobby and by senior citizens.It is a profitable business and the youth are engaging to make money.Are you out there, thinking of doing livestock production or already started but stuck. we are here to answer all your queries in this animal nutrition consultancy page.

02/02/2019

Am Dennis. I am an animal scientist by training and an animal nutritionist by specialisation from Egerton University.I would like to talk about five key ponts that you need to understand before embarking on feed formulation for your animals.
Nutrient requirement of the animal of interest. This means that understanding the (energy, protein, minerals, vitamins and water) requirement is of paramount importance.
understand the feed ingridients that are available to you.make a list of all the protein and energy sources that are readily available to you.
get information on the nutrient composition of the available feed ingrients ie what is the energy and protein content of the available feedstuffs.
cost of the ingridients:the idea is to have a least cost feed without compromising on the nutrients requirements of you animal.
limitations interms of usage of these feed ingridients ie using excess fish meal in dairy meal taints the milk have a fishy smell.