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400 farmers trained on modern farming in Narok West

Sacco Review4 weeks ago02 mins

Farmers in Ilmotiok Ward in Narok West, Narok County have undergone a rigorous training for one week which was sponsored by Kupanda2Grow Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation based in Netherlands. Over 400 farmers were taught on the modern farming techniques. READ ALSO: Study finds only 20 per cent of women are saving for retirement Area Governor…

Chelugui urges dairy farmers to join cooperatives

Sacco Review5 months ago5 months ago02 mins

The government has urged dairy farmers to form cooperatives to benefit from a larger market and increased income. While addressing the press in his office, Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Cooperatives and MSMEs Development Simon Chelugui said that the lack of proper structures has been a hindrance to the assistance provided by the government. “By joining…

Italian agency to help dairy farmers increase production by 70%

Sacco Review6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

The Italian Agency for Development Cooperative (IADC) has offered to support 15,000 farmers in 30 dairy cooperatives in Meru, Tharaka Nithi and Embu counties to improve livestock and increase milk production by 70 per cent. Set to be under the management of an Italian non-governmental organization AVSI, which has been overseeing agricultural economic recovery projects…

How greed of middlemen helped build dairy cooperative

Sacco Review10 months ago10 months ago06 mins

In 2009 when dairy farmers in Elburgon ward in Molo Sub-county came together with an idea of collecting milk daily as a group, they had no idea the group would one day give birth to a colossal cooperative Society. The less than 100 dairy farmers had only one reason for coming together: to collect milk…