Kokiche dairy cooling plant is located in the picturesque hills of Kenya’s Rift Valley region, near Sotik town of Buret district. The area has a relatively good climate suitable for both crop and dairy farming. Many farmers here are subsistence … Continue reading
The East Africa Dairy Development Project’s interventions to improve dairy production is transforming the lives of smallholder farmers like Florence Chepkirui, a visually impaired resident of Saoset village of Bomet district in Kenya’s south Rift Valley region. The district has … Continue reading
Siongiroi Dairy Project is located at Siongiroi market centre within Siongiroi Division of Bomet District. The region is mainly inhabited by a pastoralist community of the Kalenjin tribe whose main economic and social activity is dairy farming and cattle rearing. … Continue reading
Tanyikina dairy plant in Nandi District is one of EADD’s many supported farmer hubs that is making steady progress. As one of the pre-existing cooling plants that EADD engaged and since its re-launch in November 2008, the dairy enterprise has … Continue reading
Nestlé Equatorial Region and the East Africa Dairy Development (EADD) project have entered into a partnership which will see an elaborate collaboration between the two entities in the development of the dairy sector in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda. Speaking at … Continue reading
Tetra Pak East Africa is a member of the NNET (New KCC, Nestle, EADD and Tetra Pak) Working Group, a consortium of likeminded organizations that have come together to support dairy farmers realize their dream of transforming into a united … Continue reading
Early on in the year, a lot of attention was given to the crisis in the Kenyan dairy sector, especially by the media. This situation though extremely unfortunate is not unique. It has been occurring in Kenya for many decades, … Continue reading
After almost a year and a half of intense mobilization and planning, EADD launched two new Dairy Farmer Business Associations (DFBAs) on the 27th of August 2009. The launch of the two farmer companies was professionally executed by EADD team … Continue reading
By Patrick Mudavadi EADD Kenya dissemination facilitator Lack of adequate and high quality feed is a major constraint to dairy cattle production on smallholder farms, particularly in dry periods. In north rift, south rift regions and parts of central Kenya, … Continue reading
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