Uasin Gishu County is known for its large-scale maize and wheat production with farmers in in the region relying on agriculture as the economic mainstay.
Simon Kinuthia, a farmer in the Langas Area of Eldoret has however ditched the norm to venture into dairy goat farming.
Speaking to Citizen Digital, Kinuthia revealed he decided to venture into goat farming due to the small size of his land which made crop farming undoable.
“I decided to start dairy goat farming seven years ago after looking for possible farming ideas that could be done on my small piece of land where I live. I realized maize farming would not be sustainable due to the size of my land, but goat farming was manageable,” he said.
He explained that goat farming is easy to manage given the low production cost adding that he milks up to 10 liters a day and sells one liter for more than Ksh. 150.
Nairobi affordable housing project land title deed goes missing
“Goat farming has been beneficial to my family as I am able to sustain them from the profits I get,” he added.
He however noted that the venture has its challenges among them diseases and the high cost of feeds which he says needs some intervention from stakeholders.
According to him, some of the advantages of goat milk include the health benefits derived from it, including anti-inflammatory effects which have been shown to be derived from goat milk proteins.
