Kenya looks to ramp up meat exports after President Ruto commissions ultra-modern Isiolo export abattoir next month
Senior Presidential Advisor on Food Security and Animal Production Dominic Menjo said the facility will be a key catalyst to transforming Kenya’s livestock sector and unlocking economic potential of arid and semi-arid (ASALs) regions that make up more than three-quarters of Kenya’s landmass.
Kenya’s livestock and meat industry targets $7.8 billion earnings from exports to Middle East and Asia
Among the key resolutions include fast-tracking the roll-out of the Animal Identification and Traceability System (ANITRAC) in all the 47 counties. The principal secretary said that adopting the new system will not only open up Kenya’s livestock products to the international export markets but will also ensure that the sector complies with international sanitary and phyto-sanitary standards currently demanded by the premium meat market.
Kenya targets pork sufficiency by 2030 as it turns focus on increased commercial pig farming
Speaking during the National Stakeholders’ Sensitisation Forum for Pig Value Chain, Principal Secretary for Livestock Development Jonathan Mueke said the sector presents a major opportunity for investment and growth in the country’s agricultural economy.
South Sudan launches $40 million livestock and fisheries programme to boost food security
The project to be implemented by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation will benefit approximately 166,000 households, reaching nearly 1.2 million people in seven counties.
State turns attention to Mau Forest as Kenya ramps up efforts to restore East Africa’s largest water tower
The Mau Forest Complex spans Nakuru, Kericho, Bomet and Narok counties, with blocks in Molo, Njoro, Kuresoi North and Kuresoi South in Nakuru County. Of its 22 blocks, most are under the Kenya Forest Service, while the Maasai Mau block is managed jointly with local communities.
