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Farmers ditch dairy for the allure of profitable pork

Farmers Choice Production Support Manager Simon Oxby engages farmers during International Pigs Day 2025 at Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) Horticulture Research Institute in Kandara, Murang'a County on March 1, 2025. 

Photo credit: Wilfred Nyangaresi | Nation Media Group

By  Sammy Waweru

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Nation Media Group

The popularity of pork with many Kenyan households has spurred an increase in the number of people keeping pigs.

A walk through any urban area in the country will reveal a growing number of pork butcheries, catering for the increasing demand for pig meat.

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