Procurement News Notice |
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| PNN | 4423 |
| Work Detail | Bungoma County is currently putting up a chicken slaughterhouse in Chwele Town with a capacity to slaughter 10,000 birds daily. Chinese investors Lu Jing and Lu Donglin have constructed a Sh300 million special slaughterhouse for donkey meat in Baringo County. This is the only abattoir for donkeys in Kenya; and targets exporting to China, Russia and other Far East countries. Livestock insurance Agriculture secretary Willy Bett last week launched a State-funded livestock insurance programme aimed at cushioning pastoralist communities against losses occasioned by drought and animal diseases in Kenya’s 14 arid and semi-arid areas. Already, the government has spent Sh3.5 billion to compensate a total of 275 pastoralists who have lost their animals due to drought – with each herder taking home Sh12,824. Milk powder, corned beef The Ministry of Agriculture has successfully lobbied to have milk powder and corned beef included as part of the national strategic food reserve. This has allowed State-owned New Kenya Co-operative Creameries to buy excess milk from farmers during a glut and convert to powder, avoiding a case where such produce would have gone to waste as processors capacity is surpassed. Hay sheds, pasture blocks The national government has constructed eight hay sheds – two each in these counties: Baringo, Samburu, Isiolo and Marsabit. Each hay shed has a commercial pasture and demonstration plot with total area of 360 hectares. These facilities are expected to improve forage quality and increase availability as locals will grow pastures, harvest and store in the grading sheds for use during the dry seasons when there is acute shortage of animal feeds. |
| Country | Kenya , Eastern Africa |
| Industry | Food & Agriculture |
| Entry Date | 03 Sep 2016 |
| Source | http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenya-bets-on-five-areas-to-improve-meat--milk-production/539552-3363440-wdqi5l/ |
