#JKUAT agribusiness

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Boosting Kenya’s Dairy Sector: JKUAT and Tassels Farm Enter Partnership on Dairy Farming

“Discover how JKUAT’s partnership with Tassels Farming Ltd is transforming Kenya’s dairy sector through advanced training, modern infrastructure, and sustainable practices in agribusiness education.” “Explore the impact of JKUAT and TSL’s collaboration on Kenya’s dairy industry, focusing on high-yield breed development, practical farmer training, and sustainable dairy farming innovations.” “Learn…

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Snail farming or HELICICULTURE is the newest agribusiness in town and with ready market. JKUAT will TRAIN you for free and give you 15 snails to start (they lay many eggs). They (JKUAT) will buy a kg of snails @KSH 1,500 and a litre of slime (mucus) @1,200 bob. 3,000 snails can give you 10 liters of slime every week! https://www.instagram.com/p/CTeEQS6IGJn/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Kenya: Youth Shun Agriculture as Food Scarcity Bites By FAITH NYASUGUTA Agriculture has recently been associated with the poor, the tired and the old as most youths shy away from farming. However, there are millennials in agriculture full time and part-time. “Agriculture is a lifestyle for me. I rear chicken, cows and grow maize in Kitale,” a Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology's IT student Daniel Ondieki said. When away from home, Daniel leaves his mother in charge. She sends him the profit for his upkeep. “The Agriculture sector presents a huge opportunity for creation of employment to absorb the youth and ensure achievement of food security for future generations,” Kenya Youth Agribusiness Strategy 2017 -2021 report by the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries said. Isaac Cheruiyot, a journalism student also at JKUAT said he rears about 400 chicken back at his Eldoret home. He makes at least Sh2,500 every day from sale of eggs, hence he does not ask for money from his mother. A survey by job website Brighter Monday dubbed Millennials and the Digital Marketplace, that was published earlier this year reveals that the youth still prefer traditional corporate sector careers. In the survey, 47 per cent say that NGOs present the best working conditions followed by banking, finance, and insurance at 15 per cent. The strategy 2017-2021 report said that decreasing numbers of young people involved in farming as an occupation or business is a national signal of distress in the agricultural sector. This is already negatively impacting on the economy. University students' enrolment in agriculture, forestry and fisheries courses is at about three per cent according to a survey conducted by Kenya national qualification authority(KNQA). Agriculture, however, can be practiced outside career lanes. “I am not pursuing an agricultural course but I try a little kitchen gardening. The money I would spend buying food is now in my savings account,” Brian Orandi, a statistics student told this writer. #Africa #international #government #AllAfricanYouthplatform #2019 #aayp #Youths #agriculture #Kenya #Nairobi (at Nairobi, Kenya) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwP8dfFnl7K/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19rg2c6o57mnv