Milk News

Ruto fires four New KCC board members and appoints others
President William Ruto has fired four Directors of the New Kenya Co-operative Creameries Limited. In

Oilseeds yields challenges to persist as emerging economies continue driving agricultural markets, report indicates
Emerging economies have increasingly driven global agricultural market developments over the last 20 years and

Nyandarua launches dairy and pyrethrum improvement programmes.
Nyandarua County has launched a dairy and pyrethrum value chain improvement programmes. The dairy programme

President Ruto orders New KCC to pay farmers Kshs 50 a litre from March
The government is reforming the dairy sector to boost earnings by farmers. President William Ruto

Government to establish a milk price-stabilizing fund
By Kimuri Mwangi The government plans to establish a milk price-stabilizing fund, which will be

No wheat or maize import permits, says President Ruto.
No permits will be issued to millers to import wheat or maize into the country.

Polytechnic receives state-of-the-art dairy training equipment.
The Nyeri National Polytechnic recently received state-of-the-art dairy training equipment. The training equipment has been

Bio Foods to buy milk from Elgeyo Marakwet
Egeyo Marakwet Governor Wisley Rotich held discussions with a team from Bio Food Products led

Technology helps boost milk production in Nyeri
Dairy farming is one of the most popular enterprises in Nyeri County, with main breeds

Plans to form a Dairy Union
Plans are underway to form a dairy union that will see milk producers in Uasin

Uasin Gishu explores ways of increasing milk production
The County Government of Uasin Gishu on Friday engaged officials from Vital Animal Health company

Firm seeking to build a milk processing and feed factory in Nyeri
Dodla Dairy Kenya Limited is seeking to set up a Milk Processing Plant and a

Ol Kalou dairy processing line commissioned
Nyandarua Governor Francis Kimemia officially commissioned a 5,000 litres-per-hour milk pasteurisation processing line at the

Elgeyo Marakwet County working on establishing a milk processing factory
The Department of Livestock, Fisheries & Cooperatives in Elgeyo Marakwet County plans to bring all

The Kenya Dairy Industry Regulations, 2021 launched
By Kimuri Mwangi The Dairy Industry Regulations, 2021 have been launched and are now law

Milk value addition
Nakuru County plans to train more than 5,000 farmers in milk value addition through cheese

Uganda hit hard in the creamy, milky battle in East Africa
By Kimuri Mwangi A creamy, milky, battle has been going on for a while in

Low production could see Kenya import milk
Kenya could import milk if the current production trend continues. Speaking in Nairobi, Agriculture CS

Three Reasons Dairy is an Essential Part of a Sustainable Diet
by Dr Judith Bryans, International Dairy Federation (IDF) President The UN Environment Assembly will be gathering

Livestock population in Kenya
Kenya has a vibrant livestock sector that accounts for about 4.4 percent of the country’s

Use milk coolers- Uasin Gishu farmers urged
Farmers in Uasin Gishu County have been urged to make use of the milk coolers

Maasai women led cooperative in probiotic yoghurt production
By Kimuri Mwangi Cultural factors affect agriculture in many ways around the world depending on

New milk plant coming up in Kakamega County
Kakamega County will soon have a new milk plant. Construction works of Kakamega Dairy Plant

Kenya to impose 16% VAT on Ugandan Milk
Kenya will impose a 16 per cent value added tax (VAT) on milk imports from

Uganda deploys milk checkpoints along major highways
The Ugandan Government has taken measures towards increased consumer protection and quality assurance for Milk

Look at milk pricing – Governor Kimemia urges National Government There is need to create

First lactose free milk launched in the region by New KCC
Kenya’s milk processor and marketer has launched the first 100% lactose free milk in the

Raw materials driving feed prices high – Kenya feed manufacturers
Farmers in Kenya have been complaining of the high cost of production specifically due to

Muranga County makes a mark in milk and avocado production
Farmers Co-operative Societies have made it easy to find a common market for their

Nakuru County third in milk production across the country
Dairy farmers in Nakuru County sold 293 million litres of milk last year valued at