KMC reviews its livestock offtake plan in arid areas

Cattle arriving at the Kenya Meat Commission during a past offtake programme. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA | NMG

The Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) has reviewed its regulations on buying cows from drought-hit herders across the country under the government meat offtake programme.

Normally, the Athi River-based government meat processor buys bulls and heifers from farmers at a ratio of 2:8 translating to eight bulls against two heifers contributing to 80 percent of the total animals acceptable at the meat processor.

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