Commercial livestock production faces a brutal reality: feed accounts for 60% to 70% of total operational costs. With the prices of traditional protein sources like fishmeal and soybean meal fluctuating wildly, small- and mid-scale poultry and pig farmers are watching their profit margins vanish. The most effective escape hatch from this financial squeeze is Black … Read more
Dairy farming in Kenya is highly lucrative, but it has a dark side. The livestock market is flooded with deceptive brokers and desperate farmers looking to offload their problematic animals onto unsuspecting buyers. Paying a premium price of KSh 100,000 to over KSh 300,000 does not automatically guarantee a high-yielding animal. To succeed in agribusiness, … Read more
As the cost of living continues to rise in Kenya, many households are searching for reliable and sustainable sources of income. One agricultural venture that has gained significant popularity is free-range chicken rearing, commonly known as keeping kienyeji chickens. Unlike intensive poultry farming, free-range chicken farming requires relatively low capital investment while offering attractive financial … Read more