Livestock exhibitions and expos have emerged as strong new marketing and learning platforms, joining the annual calendar of agricultural shows that are hosted by the Agricultural Society of Kenya...
By
Ndiritu Muriithi
Columnist
Ecocapp Capital
Kenya's red meat supply is based on pastoralist production systems, with approximately 80-90 percent of production coming from livestock raised by pastoralists in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). The supply chains are largely informal, and the country suffers a meat deficit that drives cross-border trade.
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