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
Dr. Crispin Odhiambo Mbai was born on October 25, 1954, in Kojwach village, Homa Bay County, Kenya. He grew up in a disciplined and education-oriented family under the influence of his grandfather, retired Senior Chief Obonyo Anayo, who greatly shaped his leadership qualities and worldview. He began his primary education at Ligisa Day Primary School … Read more