Poultry farmer anaendelea kuumizwa

[Bolo Yeung]

Yet again, the age old strategy of increasing feed prices under the pretext of a rise in cost of maize is yet again being deployed.

There is no justification for the price of feed to rise by kshs. 500 per bag simply because of a marginal rise in cost of maize only.

Manufacturers and brokers have got to stop taking advantage of poultry farmers!! This is simply exploitation and it's sad there is no one to fight for the farmers.

Manufacturers have a body to protect their interests yet farmers do not have anyone fighting for their interests!

Animal feed manufacturers push for importation of yellow maize

The Association of Kenya Animal Feed Manufactures (Akfema) want the government to open the window for duty-free imports of yellow maize to avert price escalation.

www.businessdailyafrica.com

 

[Wanaruona.]

@Bolo Yeung pia farmers need to be creative. Why not use other alternatives to substitute maize. Kitu kama sorghum. Hapa watalower their cost of feeder.
Shida is that we don't have Institute of doing research to help the farmers.

 

[Bolo Yeung]

Maize is actually the cheapest and best quality source of carbs, the problem is that feed manufacturers want to make a profit, the hike prices by huge margins and claim that the price of maize is the problem but that's not true.

 

[Mwalimu-G]

Shida is that we don't have Institute of doing research to help the farmers.

KALRO does a lot of research....but the dissemination of their findings is another matter.

 

[Wanaruona.]

Kwanza huko India wanatumia bajra pearl millet as a substitute for maize. If you can come with poultry feed utumie millet halafu iwe cheaper by half price. I see here ukinukisha kitungu mbaya.
Farmers will benefit and will be able to compete with Ugandan farmers.
You sell your eggs cheaper compared na za UG. The importers washidwe kuuza zote Zi haribike they go back to square one.

 

[Bolo Yeung]

Another problem is that to get ingredients you have to buy them by the tonnes, you cant just go to a miller and ask for 50kgs

 

[Wanaruona.]

Maize is actually the cheapest and best quality source of carbs, the problem is that feed manufacturers want to make a profit, the hike prices by huge margins and claim that the price of maize is the problem but that's not true.

Indians use millet hao watu ni wengi hawawezi pea kuku mahindi wakufe njaa.

 

[Bolo Yeung]

Indians use millet hao watu ni wengi hawawezi pea kuku mahindi wakufe njaa.

millet kupata kenya in large quantities ni ngumu unless you grow it

 

[Wanaruona.]

millet kupata kenya in large quantities ni ngumu unless you grow it

I see a business opportunity if you could get away to import it. It's more cheaper than maize.

 

[Ubongo]

Mkulima hana lake

 

[Wanaruona.]

Mkulima hana lake

Hana lake if he can think outside the box. Poultry farming shida ni feeds if you can crack it. Wewe utakafunga Hadi khupipi ya jirani atorokee kwako.

 

[YoungD]

make ur own feeds. it's possible and many people are doing it. You buy things like omena in bulk, maize from non traditional markets etc mill and blend them to the correct specifications.

 

[Bolo Yeung]

make ur own feeds. it's possible and many people are doing it. You buy things like omena in bulk, maize from non traditional markets etc mill and blend them to the correct specifications.

omena unadhani kucompete na binadamu inaweza? hizi ingredients kama huezi nunua in tonnes utaenda hasara

 

[Mtingiza kitanda!!!]

I have a buddy who makes animal feeds na mostly she gets ingredients from UG in tonnes...she is small due to lack of funds to go big..animal feeds inamaliza profit margin ya poultry farmers

 

[The.Black.Templar]

Manufacturers have a body to protect their interests yet farmers do not have anyone fighting for their interests!

kuna hawa wasee "Kenya Poultry Farmers Association" they are hard at work behind the scenes!

 

[Doc oga]

The problem lies with farmers not being United or have a body that is able to come up with solutions to their troubles. Farmers should come together and sell their produce together to avoid middleman and other cartels.

 

[Clemens]

kuna hawa wasee "Kenya Poultry Farmers Association" they are hard at work behind the scenes!

Muguku et all.

 

[Bingwa Scrotum]

I have a buddy who makes animal feeds na mostly she gets ingredients from UG in tonnes...she is small due to lack of funds to go big..animal feeds inamaliza profit margin ya poultry farmers

I need her contacts, website or something.. I am planning to do 1000 layers this coming year