Dollars and Sense - Dissolve Turkana and Marsabit

[hk]

A look at the livestock numbers in select counties

Indigenous cattle especially crossbreeds have higher return on investment in marginal areas. The boran breeders society has done alot of work on genetics http://borankenya.org/ they even export semen to Botswana, SA and Namibia.  Livestock industry is more than $1.5b industry, this can easily be doubled. The potential is enormous, if a kilo of beef retailed at ksh300, consumption would explode. Bottom-line all counties in kenya have lots of potential.

[RV Pundit]

Agreed. But we need to develop export potential. There is so much Nairobi can take - 1,000 cows per day - and maybe 3,000 goats. And we cannot export to region - Ethiopia have largest cattle in Africa - Tanzania is next - Uganda and South Sudan have enough.

So basically we need value chain - try to get export of beef to middle east, europe and even china.

Indigenous cattle especially crossbreeds have higher return on investment in marginal areas. The boran breeders society has done alot of work on genetics http://borankenya.org/ they even export semen to Botswana, SA and Namibia.  Livestock industry is more than $1.5b industry, this can easily be doubled. The potential is enormous, if a kilo of beef retailed at ksh300, consumption would explode. Bottom-line all counties in kenya have lots of potential.

[hk]

Agreed. But we need to develop export potential. There is so much Nairobi can take - 1,000 cows per day - and maybe 3,000 goats. And we cannot export to region - Ethiopia have largest cattle in Africa - Tanzania is next - Uganda and South Sudan have enough.

So basically we need value chain - try to get export of beef to middle east, europe and even china.

Indigenous cattle especially crossbreeds have higher return on investment in marginal areas. The boran breeders society has done alot of work on genetics http://borankenya.org/ they even export semen to Botswana, SA and Namibia.  Livestock industry is more than $1.5b industry, this can easily be doubled. The potential is enormous, if a kilo of beef retailed at ksh300, consumption would explode. Bottom-line all counties in kenya have lots of potential.

EU has allocated a quota to kenya that's not being exploited cause of lack of disease free zones. This are the things counties should be working on cause they directly impact on economic fortunes of residents.
The local market is also huge if products are affordable. Increasing productivity would ensure affordability. The key to any sound development is to ensure domestic consumption, this means local brands are established, meaning locals are capturing the entire value chain. That's how to build capital and uplift citizens from poverty.

[RV Pundit]

Yes, like milk consumption, domestic market can be good enough.

EU has allocated a quota to kenya that's not being exploited cause of lack of disease free zones. This are the things counties should be working on cause they directly impact on economic fortunes of residents.
The local market is also huge if products are affordable. Increasing productivity would ensure affordability. The key to any sound development is to ensure domestic consumption, this means local brands are established, meaning locals are capturing the entire value chain. That's how to build capital and uplift citizens from poverty.