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Teacher makes Sh. 40,000 on the side from dairy farming- success story of Simon Mukunu

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Date: May 4, 2015Author: Farmers Trend0 Comments Within a decade, Simon Mukunu has bred and then reared a herd of seven Friesian cows. They bring him an average of 100 litres of milk daily but his dreams and aspirations go further than this. “Ultimately, my aim is to become a dairy cow breeder because there is more money …

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My five cows give me 90litre of milk everyday- success story of Grace Mumbi

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Date: May 4, 2015Author: Farmers Trend0 Comments Very few dairy farmers can boast of getting 90 litres of milk per day from five cows. But Grace Mumbi, 45, is doing just that. She started out with two dairy cows but now has five. When we visited Mumbi at her home in Ngong, she was in mud boots tending …

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MEDILINK ON Brookside Livestock Breeders Show and Sale

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Date: June 21, 2013Author: Farmers Trend2 Comments Breeding livestock creates wealth. Ask any livestock farmer and you will know! Please read on… This year, the Brookside Livestock Breeders Show and Sale 2013 is going down at the ASK showgrounds and MEDILINK as one of the participants invites you to come to this magnificent showcase of the very best in livestock. Brookside …

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All about hoof trimming a cattle

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Date: May 30, 2016Author: Farmers Trend0 Comments Hoof trimming is a bit tough, rough and delicate – hence the need for training. The cow has to be physically contained in a cage then it is tied to reduced movement, and then its leg is raised using a special machine. The trimmer carefully uses sharp hoof knives to slice …

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Dorper sheep providing to be a superior breed that rekindles sheep rearing in Kenya

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Date: May 8, 2015Author: Farmers Trend1 Comment A sheep breed that adapts well to tough climatic conditions and matures faster than the ordinary sheep is enjoying fanatical uptake by farmers especially due to its low fat quality meat with farmers getting returns of upto Sh10, 000 per sheep. Known as dorper, the sheep is said to be hardy …

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When his hens offered smaller eggs, farmers got worried. Well he dug up a lot that will make you understand all about egg sizes

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Date: May 4, 2016Author: Farmers Trend0 Comments I had never thought much about what determines the size of a chicken egg until last week. Kyalo, my new worker, greeted me that morning with a crate full of eggs the size of those of a quail bird. Okay, you had not heard much about Kyalo because he joined the …

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My broilers weigh six kilos- Success story of Ann Walubengo

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Date: May 26, 2015Author: Farmers Trend1 Comment The roosters at a recent farmers’ exhibition in Nakuru drew crowds. The visitors marvelled at the size of the five birds that dwarfed the hens that were in an adjacent cage. Ann Walubengo, the farmer, fielded questions from the curious visitors. Many asked her about the weight of the huge cocks, …

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I Live abroad but my pigs takes care of my Familiy

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Date: June 22, 2015Author: Farmers Trend0 Comments A ride on the bumpy murram road from Kolenyo market to Akado village in Seme, Kisumu County, leads me to the home of Mr Ronald Omondi. Omondi is a security supervisor at a hotel in Qatar, but back home in Kolenyo, he rears rabbits, pigs and has a hydroponics project to …

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Pig Farming Booms in Uganda as Pork Consumption Leads in Africa

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Date: August 5, 2015Author: Farmers Trend0 Comments Pig farming in Uganda has recently emerged as a lucrative enterprise thanks to a growing demand for pork in a country that leads in pork consumption in Sub Saharan Africa with statistics from FAO and ILRI indicating a 3.43kg per capita consumption. The demand for pork in Uganda is driven by …

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African Livestock- Realizing the potential of livestock for food security, poverty reduction and the environment

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Date: August 24, 2015Author: Farmers Trend0 Comments A study published last year indicates the potential for the growth in livestock production and demand in Africa to contribute greatly to the continent’s employment and economy as well as to the resilience and productivity of its many livestock keepers. David Nabarro, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Food …

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