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10 WAYS DAIRY FARMING DIFFER BETWEEN KENYA AND DENMARK

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  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...