The Directorate sought technical collaboration from the University of Minnesota’s Center for Animal Health and Food Safety through the PROGRESS veterinary training program.
Milk is among the ten biggest single items in the KNBS inflation basket: packeted fresh milk ranks seventh and loose milk ninth.
The investment was funded through the National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (NAVCDP).
The shortage is associated with seasonal factors, particularly the prevailing dry and cold conditions in key milk-producing areas.
Farmers are demanding lower feed costs, stronger cooperatives, and better veterinary services as Kenya grapples with milk shortage.