Livestock key to Kenya’s food security

Today’s livestock numbers. Seven million households or 60 percent of the population own livestock. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya’s livestock sector is primed to grow exponentially over the next three decades and anchor the country’s food sufficiency amid a rapid rise in the human population, a new survey showed.

Official estimates by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) show that the human population presently stands at 47 million and is projected to grow to 96 million by 2050 — pilling pressure on food supplies.

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