A dairy farmer’s delight is when his cow is producing lots of milk. And lots of milk is what Kenya needs right now if assertions by Agriculture CS Peter Munya are anything to go by. Alex Gathii, a ...

Griffin Kosgei milking his Dairy cow at his farm in Ngata , Nakuru county on January 22, 2024. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Dairy farming in Kenya is no longer just a rural tradition, but a big business ...

When I saw milk in the desert, I knew I had to become a better dairy farmer. I journeyed to Israel, a dry but rich and productive land, that would seem to have no business producing as much milk as it ...

The price of milk has gone beyond the reach of not a few Nigerians and it is instantiated by its absence in many shopping lists. That could potentially compound the country’s already poor milk ...

Picture this: A dairy barn full of cows being milked, fed and cleaned up after, but there’s no farmer in sight. Sounds a bit unusual, right? Well, it’s not as far-fetched as you might think. Thanks to ...

We only raise camels," said Lolpusike, a member of the semi-nomadic Samburu community. Camels can graze on dry grasses, go more than a week without water, and produce up to six times more milk than ...

The H5N1 strain of avian influenza—commonly known as bird flu—has been circulating among wild migratory birds for the past two years, with substantial spillover into poultry farms. But what's sparking ...