Geography & History Notes | KCSE, NECTA, ZIMSEC & GCSE

  The following are characteristics of commercial livestock farming The animal product is usually for sale for both domestic and foreign markets Commercial ranching leads to the growth of towns that act as slaughtering, processing, and packing centers. Transport network such as roads and railways are set up to link the ranches to towns There is little or no migration. This is because food supplies are permanent or are supplemented by fodder crops. The ranches may be large but the ranchers live on permanent houses the ranches are scientifically managed and high-quality animals are reared through selective breeding and shortage of pastures are supplemented by the cultivation of feedstuffs there is continuous cover of green pastures of either native grasses or resown selected grasses for example alfalfa, Lucerne and clovers  RELATED POSTS 9 CONDITIONS FAVOURING IRRIGATION FARMING IN EGYPT 5 CAUSES OF RURAL-RURAL MIGRATION IN KENYA 10 AIMS OF KILOMBERO VALLEY IRRIGATION SCHEME 4 F...

  Dairy farming is a system of rearing cattle for milk and milk products. Farmers in both Kenya and Denmark involve themselves in dairy farming but there are notable differences in how they conduct dairy farming. The following are ways in which dairy farming in Kenya is different from dairy farming in Denmark:      In Kenya, cattle mainly depend on natural growing grass/pasture whereas in Denmark the cattle is fed on fodder and commercial feeds  In Kenya mechanization is limited/mainly labour intensive whereas in Denmark mechanization is widely used  In Kenya, most farmers practice mixed farming while in Denmark dairy farming is highly specialized  In Kenya, most of the dairy products are consumed by the domestic market   In Kenya, dairy production is affected by variation in a climate wherein in Denmark, dairy farming is least affected by variations in climate  In Kenya, the dairy cooperative movement is less developed whereas I...