GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

  Measures the government of Kenya has undertaken to improve dairy farming. Reopening of Kenya cooperative creameries and improving its management to provide a ready outlet to milk produced by farmers. Holding agricultural shows/trade fares to offer education on good dairy farming management Improved and intensified extension services to update the farmers on ways of improving their stock/dairy cattle. Improvement of/extending access to credit facilities e.g. revamping of Agricultural Finance Cooperation. Introduction of high-quality breeds through artificial insemination and cross-breeding. Setting up demonstration projects such as Email Livestock Multiplicity Project for breeding of high-quality bulls. Building cattle dips to control tick borne diseases. Improving road network in the dairy farming areas. Setting up cooling and processing plants in various parts of the country. Funding of research institutes for disease and pest control.  RELATED POSTS 9 CONDITIONS FAVOURING ...

  The following are the contribution of cattle ranching to the economy of Kenya Earns foreign exchange when the livestock products such as hides and milk are exported promotes the development of industries such as Kenya cooperative creameries, leather industries such as bata shoe company creation of employment opportunities in the ranches, industries and other related sectors promote improvement of transport and communication network supply high quality stock for beef and food thus contributing to the improvement of health contribute to increased standard of living RELATED POSTS IMPORTANCE OF SOIL STRUCTURE     7 CHARACTERISTICS OF EQUATORIAL CLIMATE    7 ADVANTAGES OF WETLANDS     7 FACTORS INFLUENCING MASS WASTING    5 CONDITIONS FOR EXISTENCE OF CORAL REEFS    3 TYPES OF WEATHERING AND THEIR PROCESSES    6 LANDFORMS OF HIGHLANDS GLACIATION CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF OCEAN BREEZE AND SEA BREEZE PLATE TECTONICS THE...

  Dairy farming is is 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/where as Denmark the cattle is fed on fodder and commercial feeds   In Kenya mechanization is limited/mainly labour intensive where as 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 climate where in Denmark, dairy farming is least affected by variations in climate  In Kenya, dairy cooperative movement is less developed where as In Denm...