Galana dumps maize for livestock fodder

Maize plantation at Galana Kulalu in Tana River County. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The State Department of Livestock is targeting the Galana Kulalu Irrigation Scheme for growing pasture to mitigate the effects of the drought that have seen the milk price shoot to a record high.

Livestock PS Harry Kimtai says his department is in talks with the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) on the possibility of growing fodder at the vast farm, should maize prove to be a challenge.

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