Describe the areas where Highland Commercial Dairy Farming is done in Kenya.

      

Describe the areas where Highland Commercial Dairy Farming is done in Kenya.

  

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Kavungya
Rift valley - Kericho, Bomet and Nakuru, Laikipia, Trans Nzoia and Uasin Gishu which are the leading dairying areas.
Characteristics
- Large scale farms
- Milking is mechanised
- Fed on fodder and grass

Central
- All districts
- Small farms
- Ranches exist in Makuyu Murang’a
- Intensive farming
- Zero grazing and fodder feeding practiced

Western
- Kakamega, Vihiga, and Bungoma.
- Small scale dairying
- Open grazing is common

Eastern
- Meru, upper Embu, Tharaka Nithi, Kangundo, Machakos, Mbooni hills and Makueni.
- Large scale dairying in Timau and Kibirichia in Meru
- Small scale in higher altitudes
- Open grazing common
- Minimal zero grazing

Nyanza
- Kisii, Nyamira and Oyani and suna in higher parts of Migori
- Dominated by small scale dairying
- Zero grazing in some parts of Nyamira and Kisii districts.
Kavungya answered the question on May 3, 2019 at 10:31


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