“Concentrates supplied by manufactures of animal feeds alone cannot be relied on for maximum milk production,” he says. His enterprise has not been without challenges though, with skyrocketing prices of animal feeds being at the top. “The government should lower the taxes charged on animal feeds,” the father of four says.

His other challenges are lack of enough quality roughage and labour. He also cites poor milk prices, which fluctuate depending on the weather, and animal diseases, especially mastitis, as other key challenges.

His plan is to increase his stock from 17 to 50 and scale up milk production from 180 to 500 litres daily. He also hopes to establish his own milk processing plant.

Njoroge also offers training to farmers from as far as Uganda and Rwanda, on animal production and nutrition. “I receive between, 250 to 300 calls from farmers seeking advice or booking an appointment everyday,” he says on Dairy Farm Kenya. Dairy Farm Kenya.